Novhorod-Siversky (Ukrainian: Новгород-Сіверський; Russian: Новгород-Северский; Novgorod-Seversky, Polish: Nowogród Siewierski) is a historic city in the Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, and is situated on the bank of the Desna River, 330 km from the capital, Kiev, and 45 km south of the Russian border. Current estimated population: 15,000.