The theater was hosting an exhibition on the use of consumer drones in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, titled "Lyuti Ptashky" (Angry Birds), which was described by its organisers as "a closed meeting of engineers, military and volunteers.

"[1] Governor of Chernihiv Oblast, Vyacheslav Chaus, announced that 7 were dead, including a 6-year-old girl.

Another 144 were injured, including 15 children and 15 policemen,[2] with 41 injuries being grievous and requiring medical evacuations to a hospital.

[7] The strike occurred during the Orthodox holiday of the Transfiguration of the Lord, and certain locals were going to morning church services in Chernihiv.

[8] On 30 November 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine charged Colonel-General Yevgeny Nikiforov, the commander of the “West” grouping of the Russian military, in absentia for ordering the attack.