Sofia 6 was killed and her mother seriously injured visiting a drama theatre her Dad is a serving soldier.
It wasn’t a drone exhibition the blame lies with the perpetrators Russia, you can’t keep little children locked up, for months
Chernihiv City Council did not approve or authorize the drone exhibition, which
might have been the target of the Russian missile attack, its press service said in a statement on
Telegram on Aug. 19.
"The exhibition, which took place today, Aug. 19, 2023, in the city, was not agreed with the Chernihiv City Council. No permits were granted," the Chernihiv City Council stated.
The exhibition’s co-organizer, Maria Berlinska, clarified in a post on her
Facebook page that the exhibition was indeed agreed with the military-civilian administration, not the city council.
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"This is not a business exhibition, it is a closed meeting of engineers, military, and volunteers on military technologies for the front," Berlinska said.
“I saw the official statement of the city council, and in fact we did not agree [to host the event] with them. We agreed on it with the Military Administration, as it should be. I don't give any comments to journalists, the official investigation comes first. I see that anonymous pro-Russian accounts have joined the effort to spread hatred and betrayal. It's a pity that there are some Ukrainian bloggers among them who are not even trying to understand the situation.”
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She also said that the announcement of the event was posted publicly, but the location was not specified.
"The specific location was only announced to registered and verified participants a few hours before the event," Berlinska explained.
“All participant data was provided to the relevant authorities.”
As soon as the air raid alert was announced in the city, the event was stopped and the participants were told several times to take cover, she said.
"Unfortunately, some people went outside anyway," the volunteer wrote.
“Everyone who went to the shelter is safe. I personally went to the shelter a minute before the strike.”
That is from the organiser Kirkstall.
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