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At least 17 people killed in Russian missile attack in Chernihiv, says Ukraine
Updated On: 18 April, 2024 08:30 AM IST | Kyiv | ANI
He said, "Terrorists can destroy lives only when they first manage to intimidate those who are able to stop terror and protect life." The district where the missiles hit is a crowded part of the city near a university and hospital
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Ukrainian infantry soldiers gather as they wait to head toward the frontline in the Donetsk region. File pic/AFP
Amid the ongoing conflict between Kyiv and Moscow, at least 17 people were killed and several others were injured after three Russian missiles hit a busy downtown district of Chernihiv in Ukraine just before noon on Wednesday (local time), The New York Times reported, citing Ukrainian officials.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll, reported by the office of Ukraine`s prosecutor general, might increase. He blamed Ukraine`s lack of air defences for the loss of life. Ukraine`s prosecutor general said that 61 people had been reported wounded.
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