Nizhyn suffers the largest Russian attack since the start of the war. Oleksandr Kodola, the mayor of the city in Chernihiv Oblast, which has a population of 73,000, reported that on 14–15 September, the city endured more than 16 hours of continuous air alerts.
Chernihiv Oblast is the only region in Ukraine that borders both Russia and Belarus. From its territory, Russia launches most of its Shahed drones and missiles that target Kyiv and central regions of Ukraine, with attacks reaching 500–600 drones per day. In addition to strikes to the east, launches are also directed westward, including toward Volyn Oblast, which borders Poland.
Russia launched dozens of drones against Nizhyn, striking critical infrastructure, both attack and reconnaissance.
Double strike on an oil depot
According to the mayor, one of the drones crashed in the city center. Later, the enemy targeted a private oil depot, Suspilne reports.
“There was a strike on a large oil depot. More than 20 units of equipment were deployed to extinguish the fire. One rescuer was poisoned, and during the repeated strike in the evening three more rescuers were injured,” Kodola said.
The attacks destroyed significant property at the facility, while the city experienced disruptions in electricity and water supply.
Infrastructure damaged
Several districts of Nizhyn were left without power, with one street completely cut off from electricity.
Chernihiv Oblast under daily fire
In general, over the past day, the Russian army carried out 42 strikes on Chernihiv Oblast, hitting 20 settlements.