Disruptions to mobile communications were reported by public broadcaster Suspilne after a powerful explosion in the downtown Chernihiv shortly before midnight on Oct. 27.
According to Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, the head of the city's military administration, Chernihiv was attacked by a Russian drone overnight.
“A drone fell in the central part of the city. The damage is being verified,” he said, adding that emergency services are at the site of the strike.
The previous night, on Oct. 27, Russian forces launched around 15 Shahed attack drones at Chernihiv and its suburbs.