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SAT · 2026-03-21 · 12:15 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0321-27625
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Most of Ukraine’s Chernihiv region has no power after Russian attack

On Saturday, March 21, 2026, a Russian drone attack left most of Ukraine's Chernihiv region without power, according to local governor Viacheslav Chaus. The attack impacted the entire regional capital, also named Chernihiv, which had a pre-war population of nearly a million.

AgenciesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-03-21 · 12:15 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Most of Ukraine’s Chernihiv region has no power after Russian attack
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On Saturday, March 21, 2026, a Russian drone attack left most of Ukraine's Chernihiv region without power, according to local governor Viacheslav Chaus. The attack impacted the entire regional capital, also named Chernihiv, which had a pre-war population of nearly a million. Repair work is currently underway to restore power. Russia has been conducting a widespread bombardment campaign targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the war, resulting in frequent blackouts. Meanwhile, in Russia, despite the government suppressing protests related to the blocking of the Telegram messaging app, discontent remains.

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The regional capital, Chernihiv, was fully without power.

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The Chernihiv region borders Russia and Belarus and had a pre-war population of nearly a million.

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Repair works were under way to fix the damage in the Chernihiv region.

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Most of Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region was left without power on Saturday after a Russian drone attack.

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Moscow has thwarted protests over the blocking of the popular messaging app, Telegram, but frustration persists.

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Meanwhile, although Putin’s regime has thwarted protests over the blocking of the popular messaging app, Telegram, there is still discontent5-MIN READ5-MIN ListenPublished: 8:15pm, 21 Mar 2026Most of Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv-region" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="35101" data-entity-type="location">Chernihiv region was ‌left without power on Saturday after a Russian drone attack, local governor Viacheslav Chaus said.He ⁠said repair works were under way ‌to fix the damage. The region, which ‌borders Russia and Belarus, ⁠had ⁠a pre-war population of nearly ‌a million.The regional capital, also called ‌Chernihiv, ‌was fully without power, ‌the city administration there ⁠said.Russia has conducted a vast ⁠bombardment campaign against Ukrainian energy facilities throughout the ‌war, ‌causing regular, hours-long blackouts across the country. Kim Jong-un welcomes North Korean soldiers back from Ukraine warKim Jong-un welcomes North Korean soldiers back from Ukraine warMeanwhile, Moscow has thwarted protests over the blocking of the popular messaging app, Telegram, but frustration persists.In one Russian city, officials blocked a rally due to a “tree inspection”.
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