Heavy attack on city of Chernihiv, Ukraine - PHOTOS

From last night until the daytime, intensive air raids were carried out by the Russian army on the Kyiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine. Although some of the attacks were thwarted against the backdrop of hours-long air raid sirens, widespread destruction occurred in the Chernihiv region, bordering Belarus and Russia.

The Military Administration of Chernihiv Region told Report that the attack on power stations near the city center resulted in the destruction of nearby civilian facilities. According to the latest information, 16 civilians, 1 policewoman were killed, and 60 people were injured until the evening.

Ilya Elash, an official of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, told Report that the attack was widespread in the morning: "The enemy attacked the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv from the territory of Russia. Chernihiv is located near the border with Russia. One of the civilian infrastructure objects was hit with rockets. The types of these missiles are currently being determined."

The official added that the difficulty in thwarting such attacks is that the launch site of these missiles is very close to the territory of Ukraine: "In addition, we constantly detect enemy warplanes in the airspace, their activity near the borders with Ukraine. It includes the SU-34 and SU-35 combat aircraft. They are used in the bombing of front-line cities such as Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv, as well as the cities of the Donetsk region. In general, the Air Force constantly controls the airspace and carries out the task assigned to them with the forces and means at their disposal."