UAV event in Chernihiv, Ripky area, Ukraine on Thu 15th October 2026

In recent days, specialists from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service of the police in Chernihiv Oblast once again successfully eliminated deadly threats to the civilian population: they neutralized unexploded warheads from Russian strike UAVs shot down by the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Chernihiv district.

Due to the enemy’s constant attacks on the territory of the oblast, police explosive ordnance disposal specialists in Chernihiv Oblast eliminate threats posed by enemy drones and missiles on a daily basis. Their systematic and painstaking work to neutralize explosive Russian munitions makes our land safer.

After receiving a report of the discovery of an unexploded warhead from an enemy UAV in a field in the territory of the Ripky community, Chernihiv district, specialists from the oblast police’s explosive ordnance disposal service immediately went to the scene. Having assessed the situation and observing all instructions and safety measures, the police neutralized the warhead of the strike drone.

Subsequently, the explosive ordnance disposal specialists had to work in a forested area of the Chernihiv district, where another threat to civilians carried by a Russian UAV was discovered. Thanks to the prompt and coordinated actions of the police specialists of Chernihiv Oblast, the danger was eliminated.