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Video captures the terrifying moment a Russian ballistic missile slammed into a theatre in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv killing 7, wounding 144
Business Insider via Yahoo ^ | August 20th, 2023 | Rebecca Rommen

Posted on 08/20/2023 7:59:42 AM PDT by Mariner

A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv has killed at least seven people and injured at least 144, Reuters reports. Fifteen children are among the injured, and a 6-year-old girl named Sofia was killed.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram said that most victims were crossing the road, returning from church, or in vehicles when a missile hit the city's landmark Drama Theatre. "Saturday festive morning. People left the church with baskets of consecrated apples," he said.

Chernihiv, a city of 285,00 people, is far from the frontline in northern Ukraine.

A video posted by UNITED24Media shows the terrifying moment the powerful Russian Iskander ballistic missile hit the civilian building. They can carry conventional and nuclear warheads up to 1,550 pounds.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
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"The city's theater, which was hosting a gathering of drone manufacturers, was hit directly."

That's a legitimate military target.

1 posted on 08/20/2023 7:59:42 AM PDT by Mariner
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People who manufacture war munitions during a war in an active theatre of war should not congregate publicly....
2 posted on 08/20/2023 8:02:55 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (The Forever War is a crime against humanity)
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Sounds like those Rooski missiles have about the same lethality as Chicago gangbanger weekend shootings.
3 posted on 08/20/2023 8:08:45 AM PDT by skimbell
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When one reads state-run propaganda like AP, Yahoo, WaPo, NY Times, the first reaction everyone should have is “what aren’t they telling us?”


4 posted on 08/20/2023 8:09:36 AM PDT by PGR88
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Muzloid jihadists do this; conduct their death-dealing activities in the midst of civilians then work the press later.

“Oh look, they shot a babymilk factory/wedding/apartment.”


5 posted on 08/20/2023 8:09:42 AM PDT by AAABEST ( NY/DC/CA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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Does that include the 6yr girl and the people who were leaving church?


6 posted on 08/20/2023 8:14:33 AM PDT by roving (đź‘Śâš“Listless Vessel)
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To: PGR88
When one reads state-run propaganda like AP, Yahoo, WaPo, NY Times, the first reaction everyone should have is “what aren’t they telling us?”

"We're also out of coffee."


7 posted on 08/20/2023 8:15:17 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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“Muzloid jihadists do this; conduct their death-dealing activities in the midst of civilians then work the press later.”

Precisely correct.

Ukrainians have been doing it from the onset. Early in the war they were bragging about it. Extolling the virtues of the citizen militias interwoven into every neighborhood. Pictures of them with every conceivable type of man portable weapon, and some heavy weapons too.


8 posted on 08/20/2023 8:16:37 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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“Does that include the 6yr girl and the people who were leaving church?”

Just like the jihadis, Ukrainians thoroughly mix the civilian and the military.


9 posted on 08/20/2023 8:18:10 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Getting as dangerous as a game of lawn jarts.


10 posted on 08/20/2023 8:25:23 AM PDT by Bounced2X (Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
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It is almost as if there is a war going on...or something.


11 posted on 08/20/2023 8:28:49 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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In their defense, they were aiming at the moon.


12 posted on 08/20/2023 8:38:31 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: wildcard_redneck

“Don’t bunch up” = USMC Grunt 101.


13 posted on 08/20/2023 8:46:43 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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That was NOT a ballistic missile impact. More uke fake news.


14 posted on 08/20/2023 8:49:52 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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“That was NOT a ballistic missile impact. More uke fake news.”

How do you know?

What was it?


15 posted on 08/20/2023 8:50:45 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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smh


16 posted on 08/20/2023 9:01:18 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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Boy the Fake News propaganda is getting bad.


17 posted on 08/20/2023 9:06:22 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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Video looks like that cruise missile went horizontal to the ground, right up the street and through the door ( “ trade entrance?”)
Knock. Knock.
Kaboom..

It was an advertised expo of (military) drones and some published notices advised attendees to wear civilian clothing, implying truth to Russian claims of NATO and high level military presence there with high NATO casualties.

Why the Ukes would be so stupid to hold a military expo in a civilian theater in the middle of a civilian area? Almost like a setup?


18 posted on 08/20/2023 9:09:33 AM PDT by silverleaf (Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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“ Sounds like those Rooski missiles have about the same lethality as Chicago gangbanger weekend shootings. ”
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The attendees wisely listened to instructions and went to the basement when the air raid alarms went off. They survived.


19 posted on 08/20/2023 9:10:09 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX’)
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To: logi_cal869

Correct.
Video captured the strike, guided and ground skimming
Not ballistic


20 posted on 08/20/2023 9:11:07 AM PDT by silverleaf (Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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