Alerts | Attack on media infrastructure/offices

Russian drone strike destroys local newspaper office in Chernihiv region

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On 8 February 2026, a Russian drone strike on the town of Snovsk in Chernihiv region damaged the editorial office of the local newspaper Promin, according to the outlet’s editor-in-chief Olena Kompanets.

Kompanets reported that the blast wave blew out the office door and shattered the glass in six windows. The strike formed part of a broader attack on the town that also damaged civilian infrastructure, including railway facilities located near the newsroom.

The editor described the shelling as intense and destructive, noting that a locomotive was destroyed approximately 100 metres from the office building. The newsroom is located in the central part of the town, close to railway infrastructure, which may have increased its exposure to the strike.

No injuries among media staff were reported, as no one was present in the office at the time of the attack.

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