FA member's mother was just killed in a missile attack!!!

 Tailel's mother was just killed in a missile attack in the Chernihiv region🇺🇦

Please go read her Journals, make a comment of condolences AND THEN HELP by posting a link to them!!!

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#jid:10630059 <-- please READ THIS JOURNAL & post a link to it

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10629752/



see https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50919155/ (posted Feb 7, 2023) for an artwork of her mom



[Updated 22-July-2023]
This wasn't one of the big headline-making Russian missile attacks on Ukraine that kill a dozen civilians and injure dozens more, but it did appear in the news when I searched for it, and over 24 hours later it was becoming easier to find the Chernihiv missile strike mentioned -- Ukraine's President Zelensky even mentioned the deaths of two women in a Russian missile attack on Chernihiv in his 21-July-2023 video address. I thought that if anyone was skeptical it would be good to include the news reporting of the event (see below). For each of the headline making events like a missile hitting a shopping center or apartment building or busy cafe, there are probably dozens of these 'everyday' events where only one or two people are injured or killed that barely get mentioned in the news. There are just under a million people in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, and only two casualties seems 'small', however in this case one of the two victims turned out to be the mother of a FA member (and an artist that I support on Patreon). Sometimes the world is a small place.

I found a few brief references to the 21-July-2023 death(s) in the Chernihiv oblast/region in the international news:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....f-the-invasion -- "An employee of a cultural centre had been found dead after Russian shelling in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine, governor Vyacheslav Chaus said."

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/0.....a-ukraine-news -- "Two people were killed after a missile struck a community center in Chernihiv."

https://www.kake.com/story/49233681.....south-and-east [written by Associated Press]
https://www.kcra.com/article/russia.....lians/44616621 [written by Associated Press]
https://www.koat.com/article/russia.....lians/44616621 [written by Associated Press]
Russian strikes kill at least 8 civilians as fierce fighting continues in Ukraine's south and east
"Two people were also killed near the northern city of Chernihiv, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Russian border, as Russian cruise missiles destroyed the local cultural center and damaged apartment blocks, the regional military administration reported on Saturday morning. It did not specify the exact time of the attack, saying only it took place within the previous 24 hours."
_{(since the article above was written by the Associated Press, versions of it appear on many local newspapers' websites, I included a few)}

https://www.reuters.com/world/europ.....on-2023-07-21/ -- "A woman's body was pulled out of the rubble of a cultural building after a missile strike in the northern region of Chernihiv, near the border with Russia, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said. A photograph posted online showed the building had lost its top storey and a lower one had been severely damaged." --> I think this is the photograph Reuters is referring to: https://t.me/chernigivskaODA/8610 and there is a followup post https://t.me/chernigivskaODA/8614


There is another photo of the missile strike location here: https://kyivindependent.com/death-t.....st-rises-to-2/ -- caption: "The aftermath of the Russian July 21 missile attack on a cultural center in Chernihiv Oblast. (Operational Command "North"/ Telegram)"

I found this reference to the missile attack in the Kyiv Independent news: https://kyivindependent.com/death-t.....st-rises-to-2/ -- "Death toll of Russian attack on Chernihiv Oblast rises to 2 -- by The Kyiv Independent news desk July 21, 2023 7:07 PM" <text of article just below>

"The death toll of Russia's July 21 missile attack on a community center in Chernihiv Oblast reached two people, as rescuers found a woman’s body under the rubble, Governor Viacheslav Chaus reported.

The body of another woman who worked at the center was found earlier in the day, according to Chaus. He did not provide further details.

The air siren went off twice during the morning in Chernihiv Oblast. Around 11:15 a.m. local time, the governor announced incoming Russian missiles.

Over the past day, local officials reported several artillery strikes against the oblast, targeting the Novhorod-Siverskyi district.

Chernihiv Oblast, lying at Ukraine's border with Belarus and Russia, suffers regularly from Russian attacks."

The news article above can also be found on Yahoo News: https://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-r.....160706121.html

An earlier article can also be found on Yahoo News: https://news.yahoo.com/russian-forc.....090624917.html -- <An earlier article that appeared on Yahoo News based on the first Telegram with a picture of the damaged building; note that later reports indicated one woman dead then a second update indicated a second woman's body was found> Ukrainska Pravda -- Fri, July 21, 2023 at 2:06 AM MST--
Russian forces launch missile strike in Chernihiv Oblast, causing damage
A Russian missile strike in Chernihiv Oblast has damaged the premises of a house of arts.
Source: Operational Command Pivnich (North)
Details: Preliminary reports indicate no casualties. The Operational Command North says that further information is being clarified.
Background: On the morning of 21 July, a large-scale air-raid warning was issued in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported a missile threat in the oblasts.


The 21-July-2023 missile attack on Chernihiv is also mentioned here: https://uacrisis.org/en/513
"Russian missile strikes hit community center in Chernihiv region, infrastructure facility in Odesa region. A Russian missile strike on Friday damaged a community center in Chernihiv region. The body of a woman was pulled from the rubble, said the head of the Chernihiv regional military administration, Vyacheslav Chaus. The woman was an employee at the community center, he added. A search and rescue operation is underway. On the morning of July 21, an air raid alert was declared across the country, except in the west. Russia launched a missile attack at Chernihiv and Odesa regions."

The 21-July-2023 missile attack on Chernihiv is also mentioned here: https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section.....1-07-2023.html -- Occupants launch missile attack on Chernihiv region: bodies of women are found under rubble of house of culture
Olha Ganyukova -- War in Ukraine -- 21.07.2023 17:48 -- <compressed text of article follows> "Russian occupation forces launched a missile attack on the Chernihiv region. Two women were killed as a result of another terrorist attack. This was announced by the head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, Vyacheslav Chaus. The enemy missile hit a local cultural building. "As a result of a missile strike on Chernihiv region, a building of a local cultural centre was damaged in one of the district's settlements," the statement said. Chaus clarified that the deceased was an employee of the institution. "The rubble is being cleared. The body of a woman was found. The State Emergency Service is working at the scene. Russia is a terrorist. Terrorists must be destroyed," he added. As of 17:25, the body of a second woman was pulled out from the rubble of the house of culture." --source links: https://t.me/chernigivskaODA/8610 & https://t.me/chernigivskaODA/8614 (the Google Translate of those two telegram posts are: "As a result of a rocket strike in Chernihiv Oblast, the building of the local cultural center was damaged in one of the settlements of the region. According to preliminary information, there are no victims. Other information is being clarified." & "the body of a second woman was found under the rubble of the cultural center. ❗️ Russia is a terrorist!"


Ukraine's President Zelensky has mentioned the deaths of two women in a Russian missile attack on Chernihiv in his 21-July-2023 video address:

Watch Zelensky's 21-July-2023 address here: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/vid.....jskogo-te-5041 or watch it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PR.....dEjU&t=17s (the mention of the 2 women killed by a missile strike in the Chernihiv region is near the beginning, at 17 seconds into the video).

https://news.snbc13.com/to-russias-.....-will-respond/
UKRAINE. ~ In a video message given on July 21, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, stated that Ukraine would retaliate against Russia for its fatal strikes against the oblasts of Donetsk, Chernihiv, and Odesa. Two children were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast on July 21, while two ladies were murdered when a Russian missile hit a community center in Chernihiv Oblast. Both deaths occurred on the same day. According to Zelensky, Russian missiles and drones have also struck Odesa and other regions in southern Ukraine. “Only the most vile of people are capable of committing such atrocities. We will respond,” Zelensky stated.

https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/gen.....al/924314.html
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised a response to Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes by Russia on southern regions, including Odesa and Mykolaiv, and other cities and regions of Ukraine. ... Also, there is a missile hit in Chernihiv region, in the village of Honcharivske. Two women were killed, a cultural center, a school, residential buildings were damaged. In this regard, the Head of state expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims.




_{You can also take a look at the commission she did for me last year: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/48966200/ (posted 12-Sept-2023), I have been a supporter of her on Patreon for over a year and she is listed in my Journal of people in NE Ukraine: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10246683/ -- NE & East-Center Ukraine artists, furries, and stories on FurAffinity.}

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