A Russian missile strike has killed at least 17 people in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, according to officials.

More than 60 others, including three children, were injured in the assault on a residential building in the country's north, according to reports.

Authorities said three missiles struck close to the city of Chernihiv at around 9am on Wednesday (local time).

Rescue operations are underway as police search for survivors.

The latest attack from Russia comes as its conflict with Ukraine has stretched into its third year.

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