The aftermath of Russian attacks against Semenivka, Chernihiv Oblast, on Dec. 30, 2023. (National Police of Ukraine/Telegram)
Russian attacks against Chernihiv Oblast's border town of Semenivka on Dec. 30 killed a 32-year-old resident, Governor Viacheslav Chaus said.
Russian forces launched roughly 20 attacks against the town at around 3 p.m., according to officials.
More than 30 houses and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged, the police reported.
No further details were provided.
Semenivka, a small town in the Novhorod-Siverskyi district with a pre-war population of roughly 8,000, lies around 10 kilometers south of the Russian border.
The Novhorod-Siverskyi district's settlements suffer daily cross-border attacks by Russian forces.
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Several explosions rocked the capital just before 11 p.m., with further attacks around 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground reported. Ukraine's State Emergency Service (DSNS) said damage was reported in at least three districts.
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The overnight assault also damaged a data center in Kyiv and infrastructure in Volyn Region, where around 66,000 electricity metering points were left without power, regional officials said.
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