Russian drone strikes residential building in central Chernihiv, injuring at least 18, including 2 children, on Ukraine's Independence Day
- A Russian drone struck an apartment building in central Chernihiv on Monday, August 24, injuring at least 18 people, including two children, and sparking a fire during Ukraine's Independence Day.
- The Chernihiv City Council reported Russian forces launched three waves of attacks on the city, with the drone striking during the final wave around noon as Ukraine marked its 35th independence anniversary.
- Chernihiv Oblast Governor Viacheslav Chaus condemned the "Cynical strike by Russian terrorists on a residential building in Chernihiv. Right in the middle of the day – on Independence Day." Rescuers worked to extinguish the fire.
- Earlier, a Russian attack on the Boryspil district of the Kyiv region killed two people and injured at least eight, with police explosives experts suggesting preliminary evidence of a Geran-5 drone.
- The U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported July 2026 was the deadliest month since April 2022, with civilian casualties surging 70% higher than the previous July, including 17 children killed and 166 injured.
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Squads put out a fire that resulted from an attack by a Russian drone on a multi-storey house, and the building was badly damaged.
Russian Drone Tears Into Residential Building in Chernihiv on Independence Day, Wounding 20
A Russian drone struck an apartment building in central Chernihiv in broad daylight on Ukraine’s Independence Day, injuring 20 people, including two children, and setting the residential building on fire, Chernihiv Regional Military Administration head Viacheslav Chaus said on August 24. “A cynical strike by Russian terrorists on a residential building in Chernihiv. Right in the middle of the day—on Independence Day,” Chaus said. We bring you s…
Russian drone strikes residential building in central Chernihiv, injuring at least 18, including 2 children, on Ukraine's Independence Day
"Cynical strike by Russian terrorists on a residential building in Chernihiv. Right in the middle of the day — on Independence Day," Chernihiv Oblast Governor Viacheslav Chaus said.
The Russian Federation struck a high-rise building in Chernihiv, a fire broke out in Chernihiv, a Russian blow hit a high-rise building, causing a fire. Information about the victims is clarified.
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