Russian drone strikes block power restoration in Ukraine's Chernihiv region

The Russians are deliberately launching drones that continuously circle over damaged facilities, making it impossible to carry out work safely and deliberately prolonging the humanitarian crisis.

Due to the Russian attack, Chernihiv and the entire northern part of the region were left without power. Tens of thousands of families found themselves without electricity.

"Repair crews are on full alert to restore power to Ukrainian homes as quickly as possible. However, Russia is deliberately preventing this," the statement says.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine calls these actions deliberate terrorism, emphasizing that the affected facilities have no military significance.

"Against the backdrop of these barbaric actions, the Russian leadership's statements about alleged military targets look particularly false. The strike on the Chernihiv region's power grid is direct proof that Russia's real goal is the genocide of the Ukrainian people," the Ministry says.

Russian attacks on Chernihiv region

The Chernihiv region is under daily Russian strikes. Russia regularly attacks energy and critical infrastructure facilities with drones.

Last night, Chernihiv and the region suffered the most massive Russian attack.

According to the Chernihiv regional military administration, Russia attacked the region with 51 air targets over the past day. 2 Russian ballistic missiles and 49 Shahed-type drones were recorded.

At the same time, Ukrenergo energy company stated that all users in the Chernihiv region should have electricity by the end of the day.

Yesterday, Russians also struck several energy facilities and infrastructure in three districts of the Chernihiv region. Tens of thousands of homes were left without power.