For Ukraine's civilian population, living hundreds of kilometres from the eastern front is no guarantee of safety. This is made clear in Chernigiv, where rescue workers are sifting through the rubble of a destroyed hotel, searching for bodies, after it was hit by three Russian missiles. At least 17 people were killed in the attack, with dozens more wounded. "The rockets are reaching us too" says Stanislav Polischuk, a Chernigiv resident. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES