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Russian Drones Pound Semenivka, Setting Hospital Ablaze and Damaging Apartment Block

Officials are verifying casualties following nighttime strikes that ignited the city hospital.

Overview

  • Local administrators reported repeated Jan. 1 attacks using FPV and Molniya strike UAVs, recording at least four hits in Semenivka.
  • Three drones struck the Semenivka hospital in the evening, and regional authorities said a fire was extinguished after destroying service vehicles, garages and utility buildings and damaging a catering facility.
  • Windows in a five‑storey residential building were shattered by a Molniya drone, with an earlier strike at 17:15 damaging an apartment block.
  • Officials said the assault was ongoing at the time of their updates and urged residents to shelter while casualty and damage assessments continued.
  • Regional authorities reported a Geran drone ignited a utility building in a forested area of Koriukivka and counted 27 attacks and 50 explosions across Chernihiv Oblast over the past day.