What is "novhorod-siverskyi"

Novhorod-Siverskyi (, Novhorod Siverskyi, ; , Novgorod-Seversky; ) 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.