In a Russian missile attack, 17 Ukrainians were killed

Authorities said that at least 17 people were killed after three Russian missiles struck an eight-story apartment building in the downtown district of Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine, on Wednesday.

According to Ukrainian emergency services, the morning assault injured at least 61 people, three of them were children. Rescuers combed through huge piles of wreckage and partly destroyed structures. About 150 kilometers (90 miles) north of Kyiv, the capital, Chernihiv is located close to the borders with Belarus and Russia.

The most recent Russian bombing occurred as the conflict enters its third year and is getting closer to what may be a turning point.