Novhorod-Siverskyi (Ukrainian: Новгород-Сіверський [ˈnɔu̯ɦorod ˈs⁽ʲ⁾iwersʲkɪj]) is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, although until 18 July 2020 it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. Novhorod-Siverskyi is situated on the bank of the Desna River, 330 km from the capital, Kyiv. It hosts the administration of Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. As of 2021, its population is 12,647. From Wikipedia