An explosion occurred in Chernihiv on Friday evening, September 19, as air raid alerts remained active throughout the region.The Ukrainian Air Force reported tracking a high-speed target moving towards Kyiv.
The alerts, initially issued for areas facing potential ballistic weapon threats from the north at 9:40 PM local time, expanded to encompass a wide swath of Ukraine. this incident follows recent Russian attacks, including a drone strike in the zaporizhzhya region and overnight explosions in Kyiv, highlighting an ongoing pattern of aerial assaults and escalating regional tensions. The situation underscores the continued vulnerability of Ukrainian cities and the persistent threat to civilian infrastructure.
As of 9:59 PM, air raid sirens were sounding in eleven regions – Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk – in addition to the Chernihiv region.
Earlier on September 19, a Russian drone attack in Huliaipol, zaporizhzhya region, resulted in the deaths of a married couple when a civilian vehicle was struck. Additionally, Kyiv experienced explosions overnight, causing damage to the city’s trolleybus network.
