The occupiers covered Chernihiv and the region with shelling at night. As a result of the shelling, the Chernihiv Polytechnic University was destroyed.
Viacheslav Chaus announced this news as head of the Chernihiv Region Military Administration (RMA).
"Today, I am recording a video near the Chernihiv National University of Technology. At night, the enemy smashed and destroyed another "military" facility. It's hard for me to watch. Because I graduated from this university in 1999, and secondly, I'm the head of the supervisory board of this institution. Today I feel a fierce hatred for the enemy. You will be responsible for everything. It is 100%, it is undoubtedly," Chaus said.
In addition, Nizhyn was hit by MRL "Hurricanes" at night. According to preliminary data, there are no civilian casualties.
According to the head of the regional police of the region Volodymyr Nidzelsky, residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in Chernihiv were damaged, including the second water supply station. There are casualties.
Earlier in the center of Chernihiv, the Russian occupiers destroyed the hotel "Ukraine", which was one of the business cards of the city.
In addition, the church of St. Theodosius of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate burned down in Chernihiv after shelling by Russian troops. People were hiding in his basement. They were evacuated. The cemetery church of St. Theodosius is the first church built in Chernihiv after Ukraine gained independence.