47 people were killed in Russian air strikes on a residential district of the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, Reuters reported citing regional authorities on Friday, updating an earlier death toll of 33 killed.

Rescue work had to be suspended on Thursday due to heavy shelling, according to the local emergency services.

The town of Chernihiv lies 120 kilometers northeast of Kyiv, which the Russian forces have been trying to invade from the north.

Chernihiv’s Deputy Mayor Regina Gusak told AFP that the city was hit by a Russian bombing attack.

Ukraine’s emergencies service released images showing plumes of smoke coming out of heavily damaged apartments, with debris scattered across a yard and rescuers carrying bodies on stretchers.