The Latest Breaking News from Chernihiv

Feeding a city under siege: Meet the volunteers who saved Chernihiv civilians from starvation

From bringing in supplies through secret routes to delivering sandwiches amid Russian shelling, citizens in Ukraine’s northern city of Chernihiv tell Bel Trew how they risked their lives every day to provide food to thousands of people battling hunger and thirst

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Brave bomb squad dog helps disposal experts in Ukraine clean up Russian landmines

The squad confirmed Patron is its top landmine tracker and has been regularly earning his tasty treat at the end of each day tracking down the explosive devices

Daily Mirror · Apr 10, 2022

Ukrainian villagers count dead after weeks confined in school basement

The names of the dead are scrawled on the peeling wall of a school basement where residents say more than 300 people were trapped for weeks by Russian occupiers in Yahidne, a village north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

Reuters · Apr 8, 2022

Bomb Squad Pooch: Brave Dog Named Patron Helps Experts To Clean Up Russian Explosives

The two-year-old Jack Russell Terrier is the star landmine finder and mascot of the Chernihiv bomb disposal squad.

Zenger · Apr 6, 2022

Britain says Ukraine forces have retaken the north

Ukrainian forces have retaken key northern terrain, forcing Russian forces to retreat from areas around the city of Chernihiv and north of the capital Kyiv, British military intelligence said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2022

Some Russian troops still in northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv - governor

Some Russian troops remained in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv on Monday after pulling back from around the region's main city of Chernihiv, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Human Rights Watch Accuses Russian Forces of ‘Apparent War Crimes’ in Ukraine

A leading rights group said on Sunday it had documented what it described as "apparent war crimes" committed by Russian military forces against civilians in Ukraine. Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement saying it had found "several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations" in Russian-controlled regions such…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2022

Ukrainian children used as ‘human shields’ near Kyiv, say witness reports

Horrifying accounts tell of Russian soldiers placing children on tanks to protect their vehicles when moving

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2022

Snapshots from Ukrainian cities under siege or facing threat of Russian bombardment

More than a month into the war in Ukraine, its cities bear the scars of urban warfare. Here are some snapshots from cities under siege or at risk of Russian bombardment.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2022

Ukraine accused of strike inside Russia as talks resume

LVIV, Ukraine — Shifting battlefield priorities and realities rippled across Ukraine on Friday as local forces claimed to have recaptured more territory, Moscow appeared to be redeploying some of its troops and a Russian official accused Ukrainian helicopters of attacking a fuel depot inside Russia’s borders.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2022