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Mandatory Evacuation Ordered for 14 Villages in Chernihiv

12/31/2025

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The regional Defense Council has ordered a mandatory evacuation in Chernihiv Oblast for residents of 14 border villages due to shelling.
Viacheslav Chaus, head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, said the evacuation should be completed within 30 days.
The affected communities include Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, Snovsk, and Horodnia, with about 300 residents remaining.
Authorities will provide assembly points, transportation, and temporary accommodation for evacuees.
More than 1,400 have evacuated this year.

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The regional Defense Council has ordered a mandatory evacuation in Chernihiv Oblast for residents of 14 border villages due to shelling.
Viacheslav Chaus, head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, said the evacuation should be completed within 30 days.
The affected communities include Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, Snovsk, and Horodnia, with about 300 residents remaining.
Authorities will provide assembly points, transportation, and temporary accommodation for evacuees.
More than 1,400 have evacuated this year.