At least 17 people have been killed and dozens wounded after three Russian missiles hit the centre of Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine near the Russian border. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Kyiv’s allies to send air defence support after Chernihiv, which had a prewar population of 300,000, became the latest target of an intensifying Russian airstrike campaign. Three explosions ripped through a busy central area just after 9am (07:00 GMT), destroying a hotel, officials said. The strike also damaged several multistorey residential buildings, a hospital, an education facility and dozens of cars. Russia, which denies targeting civilians, attacked Chernihiv with three Iskander cruise missiles, the governor, Vyacheslav Chaus, told the Suspilne public broadcaster Three Russian missiles hit Chernihiv, killing and wounding civilians Ukraine war – live updates