Russian strike on Chernihiv kills two teenage girls

A Russian strike on Chernihiv killed two 15-year-old girls and wounded 25 others, according to local officials. The attack occurred as a separate US-brokered ceasefire in southern Ukraine allowed demining operations to open humanitarian routes. Emergency crews responded to burning cars and damaged buildings, with footage showing rescuers transporting victims and a body under a blanket. The local military administration said the attack used a Banderol cruise missile, a relatively cheap jet-powered weapon capable of loitering before striking. The ceasefire near Russian-occupied Olesky in the Kherson region had held for 30 hours without incident as of Wednesday, with demining efforts underway to facilitate aid delivery and civilian evacuations. About 2,000 people remain in the city, where food, water, and medicine have been scarce for months. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the pause but stressed that civilian evacuation would be critical to the ceasefire's success.