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UAV event in Chernihiv, Ponornytsya area, Ukraine on Wed 18th March 2026

18th March 2026

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Russian occupiers struck a lyceum in the Chernihiv region - the educational institution suffered significant damage, and school buses were also damaged.

Source : OVA Chairman Vyacheslav Chaus on Telegram

Direct quote from the regional governor: ‘Late in the evening (18 March – ed.), the Russians destroyed the Avdiivka Lyceum in the Ponornytsia community with three “Geranium” missiles. The building has been severely damaged, along with the school buses.’

Details : According to Chaus, the children there were taught in-person and only recently switched to a blended format due to frequent air alarms.

The head of the OVA added that the lyceum had "good repairs and a completely new dining facility."

The occupiers also repeatedly attacked transport infrastructure in the Menska community and Nizhyn district. The latest shelling in the Chernihiv region damaged the local emergency room building.

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