Nizhyn partially left without power and water following Russian attack

Nizhyn partially left without power and water following Russian attack

Ukrinform
Nizhyn, located in the Chernihiv region, has been partially left without electricity and water following a Russian attack.

According to Ukrinform, the Nizhyn City Council reported this on Facebook.

Explosions were heard in the city, and air defense systems were activated to target enemy drones.

“There was a strike on a critical infrastructure facility. The city is partially without electricity and water,” the city council stated.

Viacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, added that the Chernihiv region is under attack by Russian drones.

Read also: Rivne region hit by massive overnight Russian air attack, air defenses respond

“The enemy has once again targeted a civilian critical infrastructure facility. More than 30,000 households in the Nizhyn district are without electricity,” Chaus noted.

He emphasized that all necessary emergency services have been mobilized to carry out restoration efforts.

As Ukrinform previously reported, Russian forces also attacked an infrastructure facility in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, sparking a fire.

Photo: DTEK, illustrative

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421.

© 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-