Site of the Strike on the Drama Theatre, Chernihiv
On 19 August 2023, the Feast of the Transfiguration, an Iskander exploded over the theatre — seven dead, over 200 wounded.
On 19 August 2023 at 11:29 a russian Iskander-M ballistic missile exploded over the building of the Shevchenko Regional Music and Drama Theatre, where the "Liuti Ptashky" (Angry Birds) drone exhibition was under way; next to it are Krasna Square and a church, on the day of the Transfiguration. Seven people died, among them a six-year-old girl; over 200 were wounded, 214 according to the prosecutor's office. On 30 November 2024 the SBU announced a notice of suspicion to Colonel General Yevgeny Nikiforov, commander of the "West" group of forces, who gave the order for the strike knowing civilians were present. The 1959 theatre building lost its roof and part of the main block; restoration ran from November 2023 to May 2024, and since 20 August 2024 the theatre has been performing again. Every year on 19 August the city honours the dead with a memorial service and flowers by the theatre.
23 Myru Avenue. The square in front of the theatre is open ground; the theatre itself is by the performance schedule. The city is regularly attacked: on 26.08.2026 a strike killed a woman and a 4-year-old child (Slovo i Dilo, 26.08.2026), on 22.09.2026 a downed Shahed exploded on the outskirts (Suspilne Chernihiv, 22.09.2026).