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{{Short description|2024 Russian attack against Chernihiv, Ukraine}} |
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| date = 17 April 2024 |
| date = 17 April 2024 |
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| fatalities = |
| fatalities = 18<ref name=KI_18 /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sixteen people killed in missile strike against Chernihiv – State Emergency Service |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/981091.html |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |language=en}}</ref><ref name=KyivInd/> |
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| location = [[Chernihiv]], [[Ukraine]] |
| location = [[Chernihiv]], [[Ukraine]] |
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| injuries = |
| injuries = 78<ref name=KI_18 /> |
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| perpetrators = {{flag|Russia}} |
| perpetrators = {{flag|Russia}} |
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| target= [[Ukrainian]] civilians |
| target = [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] civilians |
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| type = Missile strike |
| type = Missile strike |
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| partof = [[Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
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| caption = Destructions in Chernihiv after Russian missile attack |
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| ⚫ | On 17 April 2024, at around 9:00 am local time,<ref name=KyivInd>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=State Emergency Service: Russian missile attack on Chernihiv kills at least 17, injures 60, including children |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missile-attack-on-chernihiv-results-into-casualties-governor-says/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en |archive-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417165004/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missile-attack-on-chernihiv-results-into-casualties-governor-says/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name=KI_18 /><ref name="BBC News">{{cite news | title=Ukraine war: Fourteen dead in Russian missile strike on Chernihiv | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68833833 | work=BBC News | date=17 April 2024 | access-date=17 April 2024 | archive-date=17 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417085247/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68833833 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Sixteen killed in Ukraine's Chernihiv in Russia's deadliest air strike in weeks| url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attack-kills-people-ukraines-chernihiv-hits-infrastructure-governor-says-2024-04-17/ |work=Reuters| author=Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey, Olena Harmash|date=17 April 2024 |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Russia hits Chernihiv, killing 17 as Ukraine pleads for air defense| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/17/chernihiv-missile-strike-civilians-killed/ |newspaper=The Washington Post|date=17 April 2024 |access-date=17 April 2024| author=Siobhán O'Grady, Kostiantyn Khudov}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=More than a dozen killed in Ukraine after Russian strike on apartment block|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240417-more-than-a-dozen-killed-in-ukraine-after-russian-strike-on-apartment-block-chernihiv|work=France24|date=17 April 2024|access-date=17 April 2024|archive-date=18 April 2024|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref> The attack came after a Ukrainian strike on a Russian military airfield in [[Russian occupation of Crimea|occupied Crimea]].<ref name="BBC News"/> |
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| ⚫ | On 17 April 2024, at around 9:00 am local time<ref name=KyivInd>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=State Emergency Service: Russian missile attack on Chernihiv kills at least 17, injures 60, including children |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missile-attack-on-chernihiv-results-into-casualties-governor-says/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> 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 |
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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.<ref name="BBC News"/> |
[[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.<ref name="BBC News"/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Chernihiv bombing]] |
* [[3 March 2022 Chernihiv bombing]] |
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* [[16 March 2022 Chernihiv breadline attack]] |
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*[[Russian war crimes]] |
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* [[August 2023 Chernihiv missile strike]] |
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<ref name=KI_18>{{cite web |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-russian-missile-attack-on-chernihiv-kills-18-injures-78-including-children/ |title=UPDATE: Russian missile attack on Chernihiv kills 18, injures 78, including children |publisher=[[The Kyiv Independent]] |date=2024-04-18 |access-date=2024-04-18 |author=Kateryna Hodunova |archive-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418204959/https://kyivindependent.com/update-russian-missile-attack-on-chernihiv-kills-18-injures-78-including-children/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 2 May 2024
| April 2024 Chernihiv missile strike | |
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| Part of Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
.webp) Destructions in Chernihiv after Russian missile attack | |
| Location | Chernihiv, Ukraine |
| Date | 17 April 2024 |
| Target | Ukrainian civilians |
Attack type | Missile strike |
| Deaths | 18[1][2][3] |
| Injured | 78[1] |
| Perpetrators |  Russia |
On 17 April 2024, at around 9:00 am local time,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]
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]
See also
- 3 March 2022 Chernihiv bombing
- 16 March 2022 Chernihiv breadline attack
- August 2023 Chernihiv missile strike
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Sixteen people killed in missile strike against Chernihiv – State Emergency Service". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
