Chernihiv Oblast

Evacuated residents of Oleshky cross into Ukraine through Chernihiv Oblast – Zelenskyy

A humanitarian operation to evacuate people from Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast has been completed, and the evacuated Ukrainian citizens have already crossed the state border in Chernihiv Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on Oct. 31.

31 October, 04:10 PM

Russian sabotage groups target Sumy, Chernihiv

Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups stepped up incursions in Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, border guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on Oct. 21.

21 October, 01:54 PM

Search operation ends at site of Russian missile strike on five-story building in Pryluky

A search-and-rescue operation has ended in the town of Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast after a Russian missile strike on a five-story building. 22 people were killed, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on Oct. 8.

8 October, 12:40 PM

Russian Shahed drone hits Novhorod-Siverskyi, injuring four young civilians

Russian Shahed drone struck a residential neighborhood in the historic border town of Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv Oblast, injuring four — including two teens — and tearing through private homes, the National Police of Ukraine reported on Sept. 27.

28 September, 08:12 AM

Photos reveal devastation following Russian strike on Poltava Oblast

Russian drones struck critical infrastructure in Poltava Oblast, sparking a fire, regional governor Vitaliy Dyakivnych reported on September 21.

21 September, 01:49 PM

Russia launches six drones at single Chernihiv Oblast facility in 10 minutes

Russian forces struck an industrial enterprise in Novhorod-Siverskyi with at least six drones during a ten-minute window, City Council Head Oleksandr Seliverstov reported on Aug. 31.

1 September, 09:13 AM

Power outage leaves 99,000 without electricity in Chernihiv Oblast

About 99,000 households lost power in Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast overnight into Aug. 9, following an accident at an energy facility, Chernihivoblenergo's press service reported on Facebook.

9 August, 10:40 AM

Russia ramps up use of jet-powered drones in strikes against Chernihiv Oblast

Russian forces have intensified strikes on Chernihiv Oblast using jet-powered drones, Regional Governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported on August 4.

4 August, 02:28 PM

Zaluzhnyi visits Chernihiv Oblast with other diplomats

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK and former commander-in-chief, visited Chernihiv Oblast on Aug. 3, and reiterated the need for robust post-war security guarantees for Ukraine.

3 August, 08:34 PM

SBU: Russia uses depleted uranium munitions in Chernihiv Oblast

Ukraine's SBU Security Service has identified six additional instances of [Russia using depleted uranium munitions during strikes on Chernihiv Oblast, the SBU press service reported on July 23.

23 July, 03:44 PM

Russian northern offensive in Chernihiv Oblast is doomed - NV analysis

Military experts explained to NV whether the Russian army is capable of launching a major offensive from its Bryansk Oblast toward Chernihiv and Kyiv, and how this scenario might unfold.

2 July, 10:12 AM

Syrskyi: Russia could attack Chernihiv from Bryansk

Even as Minsk remains seemingly reluctant to allow Russia to invade Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast from its territory, the Kremlin could still attack the region from Bryansk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said on June 30.

30 June, 08:41 PM

Woman’s body found under rubble of lyceum destroyed in Russian drone strike

Rescuers found the body of a woman under the rubble of a lyceum in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast a day after Russian drones destroyed the school, local authorities reported on June 2.

2 June, 04:28 PM

Man killed in Russian drone attack on enterprise in Chernihiv Oblast

A 58-year-old man was killed after Russian forces struck an enterprise in the Koriukivka district of Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast with a drone overnight into May 31, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

31 May, 11:58 AM

Law enforcement officials charge man with raping his underage stepdaughters

Law enforcement officials have charged a 26-year-old resident of Chernihiv Oblast with the rape of his 13-year-old and 10-year-old stepdaughters, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on May 27.

27 May, 02:43 PM

Russian drone strike injures three police officers in Chernihiv Oblast

Russian forces struck a police service vehicle with a drone in the town of Novhorod-Siverskyi in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast, regional police said on May 23.

23 May, 04:47 PM

Radiation spike recorded near Russian R-60 missile wreckage in Chernihiv Oblast

Elevated radiation levels were detected on the fragments of a Russian missile mounted on a modified Geran-2 attack drone after an April 7 strike in Chernihiv Oblast, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) wrote in its statement on May 20.

20 May, 01:30 PM

Two dead and 17 injured as Russian ballistic missile hits Chernihiv Oblast

Law enforcement officers are documenting the aftermath of a deadly Russian ballistic missile strike on the center of Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast that left two people dead and 17 injured, National Police announced on Telegram on May 19.

19 May, 02:38 PM

Russian attacks hit energy infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast, thousands without power

Russian forces struck energy infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast, leaving more than 31,000 people without electricity, Chernihiv state energy company Chernihivoblenergo reported on May 14.

14 May, 10:48 AM

12-year old boy from Chernihiv single-handedly disarms Russian FPV drone

12-year old Anatolii Prokhorenko from Semenivka, Chernihiv Oblast, single-handedly disarmed a Russian drone to save his sisters’ and brothers’ lives, Suspilne Chernihiv wrote on April 28.

29 April, 02:28 PM

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