'Rockets flying outside,' Ukrainians share stories of survival in Chernihiv

As head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Bryzhynskyi was assigned to defend the district against Russian advances towards Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.

"It is scary,” began Bryzhynskyi, recalling his moments on the frontline.

“There are moments you want to abandon everything, to leave everything and just run away.

“But you realise...