In Chernihiv region, the President examined the consequences of crimes of Russian invaders in the village of Yagidny

The head of state, together with foreign guests, visited the school, in the basement of which from the third to 30 March 2022 the invaders were kept in unsanitary conditions, without water and food 367 civilians. There were 50 children among the hostages, including several babies - the smallest one and a half months. 11 people died, not withstanding inhuman conditions. Ten were shot by Russian invaders.

The President of Ukraine and European guests spoke with the villagers who were kept in the basement of the school. "Thank you for surviving, we were able to wait for our soldiers and tell the world about the tragedy brought by the Russian Federation, the Russian military together with their leadership, their president, to our land," Vladimir Zelensky emphasized. The head of state noted that the inhabitants of the berry survived terrible trials.

According to him, about 400 people lived in this village, and almost 370 people were kept in a school basement of less than 200 square meters. “27 days were in the basement. They survived - standing and sitting. 11 people, unfortunately, were killed. And all these people in some way lived and waited for Ukraine's return, ”he said. The President said that the prisoners in the darkness wrote on the walls of the surname and the dates of the deaths of the villagers, so as not to forget.

And the children wrote the lines of the anthem of Ukraine. “It is extremely important that these people survived. It is extremely important that our troops are decomposed today to settlements where real heroes, ”Volodymyr Zelenskyy added. The head of state emphasized the importance of the presence in the liberated territories of Ukraine of representatives of our partners, who can see everything with their own eyes. “It is important to be in such cellars to understand to help Ukraine.

To think about how to find a way to speak with the Russian Federation, ”the President said. Volodymyr Zelensky also thanked the locals and authorities who fought for their lives every day in the Russian occupation. As a result of military aggression, all 173 in the village of Yagidny were damaged, 16 of them were destroyed. In addition, communal property was destroyed - a house of culture and a paramedic point. The school building has undergone significant destruction.