Russian forces carried out at least 10 strikes overnight against
“essential infrastructure”
in the Kharkiv region, in northeastern Ukraine, on full air alert, the local governor announced Thursday morning.
“The occupiers carried out at least 10 strikes against essential infrastructure in the city of Kharkiv and its region
,” Oleg Synegoubov reported on the Telegram social network.
“At present, there are no victims
,” added the official.
According to a post on Telegram by Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov, it was with
“missiles”
that the Russian army struck Ukraine's second most populous city. The Ukrainian Air Force had earlier indicated on the same social network that around nine Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers were in the air and were suspected of preparing to launch missiles towards Ukraine.
“Judging by what the Russian aggressor is aiming at, problems with energy supplies are possible in Kharkiv. The metro will be closed for the next few hours, so plan your journey accordingly
, Igor Terekhov wrote on the social network Thursday morning. The regional governor clarified Thursday morning that interventions concerning power outages are underway.
Around 6:00 a.m. local time (03:00 GMT), the entire Ukrainian territory was on air alert. In the Zaporizhia region (south), Governor Ivan Fedorov reported
“explosions”
Thursday morning. For several weeks, Russia has been bombing Ukraine's energy infrastructure, particularly around Kharkiv, leading to large-scale power cuts. On Wednesday, seven people were killed in the regions of Kharkiv and Odessa (south) during nighttime attacks against two energy sites which caused power outages in these two territories.