The head of OVA Vyacheslav Chaus reported that there are dead civilians and many wounded.
Later acting the mayor of the city, Oleksandr Lomako, said on the air of the telethon that four dead people are now known.
Police and ambulance sirens can be heard in the background of Chaus' video message. He did not specify how many people were injured, but the Chernihiv Regional Blood Center reported that due to the "situation in the city" blood donors are urgently needed.
Local media wrote that powerful explosions were heard in the city.
Acting Oleksandr Lomako, the mayor of the city, said that it was a "flight to social infrastructure facilities".
In the video on Telegram channels, it can be seen that the residential area was affected - windows were broken there, bus stops were crushed.
A few minutes after the explosions in Chernihiv, local correspondents reported on the explosions in Odesa.
The local authorities have not yet commented on what happened.
Before that, the threat of using ballistic missiles was announced in the southern, eastern and central regions.
