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Ukraine: 17 people have been killed in a Russian attack in the capital of northern Ukraine

At least 17 people were killed and more than 60 injured in a triple Russian strike on Wednesday in Chernigov, a large city in northern Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelensky once again blamed the lack of help from the West “According to the latest news. 17 people died, including two who died in the hospital, “Sixty people, including three children, were injured, noting that the rescue work is ongoing.” social infrastructure, an educational institution, a hospital” and sixteen residential buildings were destroyed official photo, we could see a lot of blood at the scene of the tragedy, resident Olga Samoïlenko told AFP how she hid with her children in the corridor of their building to protect themselves, when the first shell exploded. Our neighbors were already there to get everyone down he saw a body being pulled from the rubble along with the most affected building, an eight-story hotel whose parts were completely destroyed. Many ambulances and fire engines were seen at the scene, along with tents set up by police and rescuers. Cars parked near the center had their windshields blown. President Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine did not have enough air defense to prevent this attack, without a doubt the worst against this historic city located about sixty kilometers from the border with Belarus. Russia’s ally, and about a hundred kilometers north of Kyiv “This would not have happened if Ukraine had received sufficient air defense equipment and if the world’s commitment to counter Russian terrorism had been sufficient,” stressed the Ukrainian leader. Because Russia attacks Ukrainian cities every day with missiles and drones, especially its energy infrastructure – Confusion of Ukraine – Faced with Western aid, especially the United States, which is running out of steam, Ukraine is faced with a lack of means to prevent these devices. . Urging its allies to deliver more weapons and air defense systems has upset Kiev after a major Iranian air strike against Israel this weekend, which succeeded in turning back Western military aid, while a critical envelope. of US aid to Ukraine has been blocked for months in the US Congress. diplomacy Dmytro Kouleba on Wednesday In Chernigov, three explosions occurred at 9:03 a.m. local time (07:03 GMT) near the city center, which according to local authorities last year had about 300,000 residents. of Russia in February 2024. It had been heavily attacked by the Russian army at the beginning of this attack and part of the area had been occupied for several weeks – a Russian base was attacked in Crimea on the Russian side, military bloggers and media reported the strike in Ukraine when of the night from Tuesday to Wednesday at the Russian military base of Djankoi, in the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine annexed by Moscow in 2014. The alleged videos of the attack, broadcast on social networks, show. Spectacular explosions in the middle of the night According to the Rybar Telegram account, close to the Russian army and followed by more than a million people, 12 ATACMS tactical missiles brought to Kiev by the United States could hit this target, destruction equipment and equipment destruction. building. Kiev and Moscow have not yet made an official comment. Finally, by giving a new lowest estimate of Russian losses, the independent website Mediazona and the BBC Russian service said they had identified by name, according to public information, more than 50,000. Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine two years ago. The Russian side does not communicate its losses. For his part, the president of Ukraine acknowledged in February the deaths of 31,000 soldiers. bur- ant/led/lpt