Russian troops fired approximately ten grenades from an automatic grenade launcher across the international border at the 'Hirs'k' section of the Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment near the village of Senkivka on the evening of 22 April. Ukrainian border guards reported no injuries from the attack, which originated from Russian territory.
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Russian troops fired grenade launchers at the Ukraine state border in the Chernihiv region on the evening of 22 April
About ten grenades fired from outside of Ukraine by an automatic grenade launcher exploded near the border village of Senkivka
This is the fourth shelling of Chernihiv region from the territory of Russia recorded by Ukrainian border guards since the Defence Forces of Ukraine expelled the invaders from the region
Two of the three previous shellings by Russian invaders were also aimed at the Ukraine border section near Senkivka using mortars
Ukrainian border guards were not injured during the shelling
Russian forces fired about ten grenades from automatic grenade launchers into Ukrainian territory near Senkivka on the evening of April 22, 2022.
This was the fourth recorded shelling of Chernihiv Oblast from Russian territory since Ukrainian forces expelled occupiers from the region.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:46.542Z
Source story: 7341564