Seventeen killed in Ukraine's Chernihiv in Russia's deadliest air strike in weeks

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Three Russian missiles slammed into the city centre of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, wounding dozens more and damaging civilian buildings, officials said.

CHERNIHIV, Ukraine, April 17 - called on Kyiv's allies to rush in air defence support after the city, which had a pre-war population of 300,000, became the latest target of an intensifying Russian air strike campaign.

Videos obtained by Reuters showed flames and columns of black smoke rising over Chernihiv, which is about 150 km from the capital Kyiv and about 80 km from the Russian border. The strike also damaged several multi-storey residential buildings, a hospital, an education facility and dozens of private cars, officials said.

Item 1 of 8 A dog stands on rubble as rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoA dog stands on rubble as rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine April 17, 2024.

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