Russian troops launched a missile attack on a residential area in Chernihiv, head of the regional military administration Viacheslav Chaus said.

"Half an hour ago, Russian troops launched a missile attack on a multi-storey residential area in the city center. Many apartment buildings were damaged, windows were broken, walls, roofs, balconies were damaged, walls and ceilings were destroyed in some places. There are no military installations nearby. Nearby are hospitals, several schools and kindergartens, dozens of high-rise buildings," Chaus said in Telegram on Thursday.

He said that rescuers are currently working on the spot, information about the victims and injured is being specified.