UAV event in Chernihiv area, Ukraine on Fri 26th June 2026

26th June 2026

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Explosives technicians of the Chernihiv region police continue their dangerous but extremely important work - neutralizing the warheads of enemy strike drones shot down by the Ukrainian Defense Forces

Recently, employees of the regional police explosives department eliminated unexploded warheads from three Russian UAVs. Two deadly finds were found in the Chernihiv district, one in Koryukiv district.

In the Chernihiv region, unmanned aerial vehicles of Russian troops were discovered in open terrain, and in the Koryukiv region, an enemy strike drone crashed in a forest strip.

Explosives disposal technicians inspected the UAV and safely removed the unexploded warheads. They were transported to a designated site for further destruction.

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