This was reported by "Suspilne" on Friday, January 3rd.
The Russians attacked the city with "Iskander" ballistic missiles. As a result, Associate Professor of Ushynsky University, Alexey Galenka, was killed.
"Unfortunately, this is true. My niece, Lyudmila Galenka, called me and informed me about it. He was at work today. A candidate of pedagogical sciences. Recently, he was working part-time," — said the rector of the university, Anatoly Zalisky.
The death of the 72-year-old man was confirmed by the head of the education department of the Chernihiv City Council, Vasiliy Bilogura. He posted a relevant message on Facebook.
"In March 2022, after being hit by Russian shells, his house was completely burned down, and in recent years he lived in an adapted space," — the message states.
We remind you that the advisor to the head of the Chernihiv OGA, Andrey Podorvan, stated that as a result of the attack on Chernihiv, a man was killed, and another four people were injured. Several houses suffered significant damage.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that in the first three days of the new year, the Russian army used more than 300 strike drones and about 20 missiles against Ukrainian cities and villages. Defenders managed to shoot down or neutralize a significant portion of them using electronic warfare means.