Russian missiles kill 14 in Ukraine

Published date18 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
At least 61 other people, including two children, were injured in the morning attack, the city's acting mayor, Oleksandr Lomako, said

Chernihiv lies 90 miles (150km) north of the capital, Kyiv, near the border with Russia and Belarus, and has a population of around 250,000 people. The latest bombardment came as the war stretched into its third year and approached what could be a critical juncture as a lack of further military support from Ukraine's Western partners increasingly leaves it at the mercy of the Kremlin's larger forces.

Through the winter months, Russia made no dramatic advance along the 620-mile (1,000km) front line, focusing instead on attritional warfare. However, Ukraine's shortage of artillery...

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