A strike against a TV tower near the city of Rivne in northwestern Ukraine on Monday, 14 March, 2022 killed at least 19 people and injured nine others, the head of Rivne regional administration Vitalii Koval said Tuesday, 15 March.

The tower was hit at 5:20 a.m. local time on Monday and authorities had initially reported no casualties from the strike. 

Despite the hit, radio and television broadcasting has continued in the region.

Multiple TV towers across Ukraine have been targeted by Russian forces in recent weeks, including in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Vynarivka in the Kyiv region.

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