April 2024 Chernihiv missile strike explained
On 17 April 2024, at around 9:00 am local time,[2] 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.[3] [4] [5] [6] The attack came after a Ukrainian strike on a Russian military airfield in occupied Crimea.[3]
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.[3]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Sixteen people killed in missile strike against Chernihiv – State Emergency Service . 2024-04-17 . Interfax-Ukraine . en.
- Web site: 2024-04-17 . State Emergency Service: Russian missile attack on Chernihiv kills at least 17, injures 60, including children . 2024-04-17 . The Kyiv Independent . en . 17 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417165004/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missile-attack-on-chernihiv-results-into-casualties-governor-says/ . live .
- News: Ukraine war: Fourteen dead in Russian missile strike on Chernihiv . BBC News . 17 April 2024 . 17 April 2024 . 17 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417085247/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68833833 . live .
- News: Sixteen killed in Ukraine's Chernihiv in Russia's deadliest air strike in weeks. Reuters. Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey, Olena Harmash. 17 April 2024 . 17 April 2024.
- News: Russia hits Chernihiv, killing 17 as Ukraine pleads for air defense. The Washington Post. 17 April 2024 . 17 April 2024. Siobhán O'Grady, Kostiantyn Khudov.
- News: More than a dozen killed in Ukraine after Russian strike on apartment block. France24. 17 April 2024. 17 April 2024. 18 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240418205137/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240417-more-than-a-dozen-killed-in-ukraine-after-russian-strike-on-apartment-block-chernihiv. live.
