April_2024_Chernihiv_missile_strike

April 2024 Chernihiv missile strike

April 2024 Chernihiv missile strike

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On 17 April 2024, at around 9:00 am local time,[3] the Russian military forces launched a missile strike against an eight-storey residential building in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Besides the direct hit against said residential building, another four high-rise buildings, a hospital, dozens of cars and a higher education institution were damaged. The attack killed 18 people, while 78 were injured.[1][4][5][6][7] The attack came after a Ukrainian strike on a Russian military airfield in occupied Crimea.[4]

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again appealed to the West to provide Ukraine with air defence equipment, claiming the attack happened because Ukrainian Army was running out of defence missiles.[4]

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    Kateryna Hodunova (18 April 2024). "UPDATE: Russian missile attack on Chernihiv kills 18, injures 78, including children". The Kyiv Independent. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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    "Sixteen people killed in missile strike against Chernihiv – State Emergency Service". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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    "State Emergency Service: Russian missile attack on Chernihiv kills at least 17, injures 60, including children". The Kyiv Independent. 17 April 2024. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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    "Ukraine war: Fourteen dead in Russian missile strike on Chernihiv". BBC News. 17 April 2024. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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    Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey, Olena Harmash (17 April 2024). "Sixteen killed in Ukraine's Chernihiv in Russia's deadliest air strike in weeks". Reuters. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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    Siobhán O'Grady, Kostiantyn Khudov (17 April 2024). "Russia hits Chernihiv, killing 17 as Ukraine pleads for air defense". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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    "More than a dozen killed in Ukraine after Russian strike on apartment block". France24. 17 April 2024. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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