Chernihiv region
Coverage of Chernihiv region in the Nexus archive.
- One Dead in Chernihiv Region Drone Strike Amid Massive Russian Air Assault
Russian forces launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine using 229 combat and decoy drones, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting 212. Fourteen strike drones breached defenses, hitting 11 locations, including a fatal strike in Chernihiv's Koriukivka district that killed one person.
- Russian Strikes Hit Naftogaz Infrastructure Across 4 Regions
Russian forces conducted near-continuous drone and ballistic missile attacks on Naftogaz infrastructure across Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Poltava regions from May 18-23, damaging critical gas facilities and injuring two employees. An Ukrnafta fuel station was destroyed, and Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretskiy emphasized the civilian nature of the targeted infrastructure.
- Ukraine Warns of Radioactive Dust After Russia ‘Uses Uranium’ in Drone Missiles
Ukraine's SBU security service reported finding depleted uranium in a Russian Geran-2 drone missile used in an attack on the Chernihiv region. Elevated radiation levels were detected on debris from the strike, leading to civilian warnings and a formal investigation into potential war crimes related to radioactive contamination.