On 26–27 October, Russian forces carried out a series of drone strikes on the Chernihiv region. Six people were injured in the attacks, including a 12-year-old child. Fires broke out in residential buildings in several communities, and civilian infrastructure and a car were damaged.
Residential buildings were on fire in the Kholmyn community
According to a statement by the head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration Vyacheslav Chaus, late in the evening of 26 October, Russian troops attacked the village in the Kholmyn community on two occasions.
As a result of the strikes, two residential buildings and outbuildings caught fire. A married couple were injured. Paramedics treated both of them at the scene. Firefighters extinguished the fires.
Four explosions in Semenivka: two people injured
Semenivka was also hit, with four explosions reported there. According to the Regional Military Administration, the Russian military used «Gerbera»-type drones.
Strikes were recorded at a community centre and a private home. A fire broke out at the site of one of the strikes. An elderly woman and a 34-year-old man were injured.
In addition, at around midnight, a Russian FPV drone hit a car. No further details were given regarding any casualties resulting from this particular strike.
A drone struck a house in the Menska community: a child was injured
On the morning of 27 October, a Russian drone attacked a residential building in one of the villages in the Menska community. A fire broke out following the strike. Two people were injured — a woman and a 12-year-old child.
There is currently no information available regarding the nature of their injuries or their state of health.
Also, on 26 October, a Russian «Geran»-type drone attacked a village in the Kozelets community. A cow was killed in the strike.
