The Ukrainian military continues defending Kyiv and Chernihiv. In the Chernihiv region, the Russian invaders are hiding military equipment behind apartment blocks. Russian troops disguised in civilian clothes are advancing on Mykolayiv from the Kherson region.
During the 24 hours of March 5, the areas that witnessed the most extensive damage to the civilian infrastructure caused by warfare are the city of Chernihiv in the north of Ukraine, the city of Kharkiv in the north-east, the Bucha district of the Kyiv region and the Korosten district of the Zhytomyr region.
Russian air forces bombed two schools in Chernihiv, as well as private houses. Nine people have already been confirmed dead and four confirmed as wounded.