Russian troops made a missile attack on the residential area of Chernihiv, Head of the regional military administration Viacheslav Chaus has reported.

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

Rescue teams are in place, and information on victims and survivors is being verified.