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I cannot help but react to the tragedy that happened today in the historic center of the city. At the event, which included an interactive activity for children, for some reason there was also an exhibition with military weapons, which worked.

Three children were injured. In particular, a two-year-old boy is in serious condition. All necessary qualified medical assistance is provided to all.

Currently, the investigation of the scene of the events and the investigation of the origin of the dangerous exhibits is ongoing.

Investigators are working on the spot. The guilty will be punished.

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Explosion in Chernihiv: 15 people, including 8 children, sought medical help

As a result of the explosion at a children's event in Chernihiv on September 3, 15 people, including 8 children, sought medical help.

Source: head of Chernihiv OVA Vyacheslav Chaus on telethon broadcast, acting General Director of Children's Regional Hospital Tetyana Lebedev in a comment to Suspilnya

Direct speech: "As of 4:19 p.m., 15 people sought medical help, including 8 children and 7 adults.

Two children and two adults are in hospitals. One child is in serious condition."

Details: Chaus reported that the State Bureau of Investigation, under the procedural guidance of the military prosecutor's office, is actively engaged in establishing the circumstances of the event.

"We have to answer two main questions: 1) how did the military appear at a peaceful event for children and 2) a derivative of the first one - why did the military have combat weapons. Now investigators are working on this," said the head of the OVA.

He said that there was an appeal from a public organization to hold a peaceful children's event with game activities.

"There was no report that there would be an exhibition of military weapons or that the military would be there. If there had been a report that the military would be there, we would have intervened in the situation, and the military would not have participated in such events," Chaus explained.

At the same time, Acting Tetyana Lebedeva, general director of the children's regional hospital, told Suspilnya that the two-year-old boy who suffered the most from the explosion was operated on for almost 7 hours on Saturday. The child's condition remains stable.

What preceded: On the afternoon of September 3, in the historical part of Chernihiv, at an event that included an interactive activity for children, a grenade launcher went off and an explosion occurred. It was known about 4 injured children.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi assured that all those responsible for the explosion in the center of Chernihiv will be punished and called on the local authorities to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents.

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