Russians strike businesses and petrol station in Chernihiv Oblast

The Russians attacked Chernihiv Oblast with drones during the day of 17 July, damaging a number of facilities: a business, a grain-drying facility and a petrol station.

Source: Viacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The Russians struck a large business in Koriukivka with Geran drones. Equipment and a finished goods warehouse were damaged. Three people were injured in this attack. Medics provided assistance to everyone."

Details: Geran-type drones struck a grain-drying facility in the village of Chornyi Rih, Semenivka hromada, on the night of 16-17 July. A warehouse building belonging to an agricultural firm sustained damage. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

The Russians also struck a village in the Semenivka hromada with Molniya drones. Houses and garages were damaged. In Semenivka itself, FPV drone strikes damaged a home, a tractor and an outbuilding.

Chaus also reported a strike on a petrol station in Novhorod-Siverskyi and an attack on a business in Mena. An employee of the business sustained minor injuries and sought medical help. Equipment and a home sustained damage. A fire was extinguished.

Background:

• Russian forces struck port infrastructure in Mykolaiv with attack drones on the morning of 17 July, killing two Ukrainian nationals.
• Since early morning on 17 July, Russia has been carrying out a large-scale drone attack on one of the gas production facilities belonging to Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's national oil and gas company, in Kharkiv Oblast.
• Viacheslav Chaus said earlier that Russian strikes on petrol stations in Chernihiv Oblast occur on an almost daily basis, with 25 strikes recorded in June and early July.

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