16 March 2022 Chernihiv breadline attack

Russian shelling during the Russian invasion of Ukraine 16 March 2022 Chernihiv breadline attack the Siege of Chernihiv File:ChernihivGenocide.jpg 300px Civilians killed in the attack Chernihiv, Ukraine Civilians in Chernihiv 16 March 2022 Around 10:00 UTC+2 18 26 Russia 51.519492 N 31.326622 E dim:200_region:UA_type:event title On 16 March 2022, a Russian attack killed at least 18 and injured 26 civilians in Chernihiv, Ukraine, who were waiting in a line for bread.Суспільне 2022-03-17 Кількість загиблих у черзі за хлібом у Чернігові зросла до 14, - Сергій Василина https://suspilne.media/218502-kilkist-zagiblih-u-cerzi-za-hlibom-u-cernigovi-zrosla-do-14-sergij-vasilina/ 2022-03-29 Суспільне Новини uk 2022-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20220329214409/https://suspilne.media/218502-kilkist-zagiblih-u-cerzi-za-hlibom-u-cernigovi-zrosla-do-14-sergij-vasilina/ live Background The Ukrainian city of Chernihiv has seen attacks by Russian forces since 24 February 2022, the day in which the Russian invasion of Ukraine started. 25 February 2022 ЗСУ "підсмажили" техніку окупантів під Черніговом The Armed Forces of Ukraine "roasted" the equipment of the occupiers near Chernihiv https://gazeta.ua/articles/np/_putin-cinichno-obduriv-okupanti-prodovzhuyut-zdavatisya-v-polon-zsu/1072481 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220225040531/https://gazeta.ua/articles/np/_putin-cinichno-obduriv-okupanti-prodovzhuyut-zdavatisya-v-polon-zsu/1072481 25 February 2022 25 February 2022 Gazeta.ua Hazeta po-ukrayinsʹky (Newspaper in Ukrainian) uk У полон Збройних сил України здалися гвардії капітан Міхоєв і єфрейтор Касаткін. [Captain Mikhoyev and Corporal Kasatkin surrendered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.] The battles of Chernihiv have caused heavy civilian losses. On 3 March, the city suffered a bombing that killed 47 people.Death toll from Russian air strikes on Chernihiv city rises to 47, local authorities say https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/death-toll-russian-air-strikes-chernihiv-city-rises-47-local-authorities-say-2022-03-04/ Reuters March 4, 2022 March 9, 2022 March 6, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220306193717/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/death-toll-russian-air-strikes-chernihiv-city-rises-47-local-authorities-say-2022-03-04/ live Russian major general Andrei Sukhovetsky, then deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army, was killed on 4 March, the day after the bombing, becoming the first Russian general to die during the Russian invasion.https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/first-russian-general-killed-ukraine-war-dies-in-chernihiv-region-122030400918_1.html First Russian general killed Ukraine war, dies in Chernihiv region Business Standard 4 March 2022 18 March 2022 24 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220324213604/https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/first-russian-general-killed-ukraine-war-dies-in-chernihiv-region-122030400918_1.html live On 10 March, the city entered a siegehttps://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-10-22#h_a7f9e315b74913cd4d58f91015f3eba0 Russian forces have moved about 3 miles closer to Kyiv and Chernihiv is now "isolated," US defense official says Ellie Kaufman CNN 10 March 2022 11 March 2022 14 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220314145258/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-10-22/h_a7f9e315b74913cd4d58f91015f3eba0 live which lasted until 31 March when the Ukrainian forces managed to undo the encirclement of the city.https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/03/31/ukraines-best-tank-brigade-has-won-the-battle-for-chernihiv Ukraine's Best Tank Brigade Has Won The Battle For Chernihiv David Axe Forbes 31 March 2022 3 April 2022 3 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220403094254/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/03/31/ukraines-best-tank-brigade-has-won-the-battle-for-chernihiv/ live As fighting continued, more civilians died in Chernihiv. On 16 March, the Governor of Chernihiv Oblast Vyacheslav Chaus reported that the Russian attacks on Chernihiv on that day alone had killed a total of 53 people.https://news.yahoo.com/us-citizen-killed-ukraine-russia-war-182039218.html U.S. citizen killed in Ukraine, State Department confirms Nicole Darrah Yahoo! News 17 March 2022 18 March 2022 18 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318193047/https://news.yahoo.com/us-citizen-killed-ukraine-russia-war-182039218.html live Attack The event was reported by Chaus as well as the United States Embassy in Kyiv. On Ukrainian television, Chaus said the attack, which he described as a bombing, was "not the first such incoming shell, nor is it the first shelling of civilians by the enemy".Lister Tim Ochman Oleksandra Mezzofiore Gianluca People in line for bread in Ukrainian city of Chernihiv killed by Russian shelling, regional official says https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-16-22/h_b895b473e5b16ef75a9d3f4423ac0b0e CNN 17 March 2022 March 16, 2022 17 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220317013047/https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-16-22/h_b895b473e5b16ef75a9d3f4423ac0b0e/ live The US Embassy reported that the people had been "shot and killed".Reals Tucker U.S. embassy says Russian troops "shot and killed 10 people standing in line for bread" in northeast Ukraine https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-kill-cherihiv-bread-line-us-embassy/ CBS News 17 March 2022 March 16, 2022 17 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220317120438/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-kill-cherihiv-bread-line-us-embassy/ live 18 people were reported dead by local authorities. The incident happened at around 10:00 UTC+3. Victims of the incident were killed following a blast shot from heavy artillery.https://suspilne.media/218099-u-cernigovi-rosijski-vijska-obstrilali-ludej-aki-stoali-v-cerzi-za-hlibom-ak-minimum-10-zagiblih/ У Чернігові російські війська обстріляли людей, які стояли в черзі за хлібом: як мінімум 10 загиблих Suspilne 16 March 2022 uk 17 March 2022 5 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220405132050/https://suspilne.media/218099-u-cernigovi-rosijski-vijska-obstrilali-ludej-aki-stoali-v-cerzi-za-hlibom-ak-minimum-10-zagiblih/ live These civilians were unarmed and some of them survived the shelling; they were taken to medical facilities by Chernihiv police.https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/03/17/7332204/ Нові обстріли Чернігова: є жертви і поранені, серед загиблих - громадянин США Valentina Romanenko Ukrayinska Pravda 17 March 2022 uk 18 March 2022 18 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318204139/https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/03/17/7332204/ live Video of the aftermath James Whitney Hill, a 67-year-old US citizen from Minnesota was killed in the attack.Singh Kanishka Lewis Simon U.S. citizen killed in Ukraine while waiting in bread line, family says https://www.reuters.com/world/us-citizen-killed-ukraine-blinken-says-2022-03-17/ Reuters 18 March 2022 March 17, 2022 2022-05-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20220530070853/https://www.reuters.com/world/us-citizen-killed-ukraine-blinken-says-2022-03-17/ live Chernihiv Patrol Police and the US State Department confirmed the death of a US citizen.American among civilians killed in Russian attack in Ukraine https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-7bd65771d5e1cb290bf35ad13caad578 18 March 2022 Associated Press March 17, 2022 23 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220323063720/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-7bd65771d5e1cb290bf35ad13caad578 live James, known on social media as "Jimmy Hill", was an English-language teacher and refused to leave Ukraine when the war started to provide care for his partner Iryna, a Ukrainian citizen.https://novynarnia.com/2022/03/17/u-chernigovi-v-cherzi-po-hlib-zagynuv-amerykanecz-dzhymmi-hill-yakyj-zalyshyvsya-v-misti-z-hvoroyu-druzhynoyu/ У Чернігові в черзі по хліб загинув американець Джиммі Хілл, який залишився в місті з хворою дружиною Lesya Shovkun Novynarnia 17 March 2022 uk 18 March 2022 18 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318205721/https://novynarnia.com/2022/03/17/u-chernigovi-v-cherzi-po-hlib-zagynuv-amerykanecz-dzhymmi-hill-yakyj-zalyshyvsya-v-misti-z-hvoroyu-druzhynoyu/ live Reactions Around four hours after the incident, the Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor's Office filed a legal case regarding the attack. The Chernihiv Oblast branch of the Security Service of Ukraine also started an investigation. See also 3 March 2022 Chernihiv bombing August 2023 Chernihiv missile strike War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine References 30em https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/10/ukraine-russian-strikes-killed-scores-civilians-chernihiv Ukraine: Russian Strikes Killed Scores of Civilians in Chernihiv 2022-06-10 Human Rights Watch https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-regions/3432374-vorog-nakriv-artilerieu-cernigiv-sered-zagiblih-amerikanec.html Ворог накрив артилерією Чернігів, серед загиблих - американець Ukrinform 17 March 2022 uk 18 March 2022 17 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220317125101/https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-regions/3432374-vorog-nakriv-artilerieu-cernigiv-sered-zagiblih-amerikanec.html live Category:March 2022 in Ukraine Category:2022 mass murders Chernihiv Category:Russian airstrikes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:War crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Russian war crimes in Ukraine Category:Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Chernihiv in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:21st-century mass murders in Ukraine Category:2022 airstrikes Category:Military operations of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 Category:2022 crimes in Ukraine Category:March 2022 crimes in Europe