Cave Monastery, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Chernihiv (Ukrainian: Черні́гів, Ukrainian: [tʃerˈn⁽ʲ⁾iɦiu̯]), also known as Chernigov (Russian: Черни́гов, Russian: [tɕɪrˈnʲiɡəf]; Polish: Czernihów, Polish: [t͡ʂɛrˈɲixuf]; Belarusian: Чарнігаў, Belarusian: [t͡ʂarˈnʲiɦɐu̯]; Latin: Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv's population is The city was designated as a Hero City of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government …