The mayor of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv said today that 44 seriously injured people, including three children, could not be transported to safer areas for treatment as the city was cut off by Russian forces.
The city, which borders Belarus, is virtually surrounded, local officials said yesterday, warning that civilians could not be evacuated or that humanitarian aid could reach the city, as well as a bridge connecting the city with the capital. of Ukraine to the south has been destroyed by Russian bombing.
Speaking on national television, Chernihiv Mayor Vladislav Atroshenko said the situation was particularly critical for the 44 injured who needed urgent treatment.
“They can not survive here because of the severity of their injuries, they urgently need to be transported,” he said.
The mayor added that up to 130,000 people remain in the city without electricity, heating or drinking water supplies and that the city is under heavy Russian bombardment.
According to him, before the war the population of the city was about 290,000 inhabitants.
Reuters was unable to independently confirm his statements.
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