Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, has experienced a total blackout following a large-scale missile and drone attack, described as the most extensive since the war began. Mayor Terekhov reported that over 20 missiles and 180+ drone attacks targeted the city's energy facilities, causing "too serious" damage that has disrupted water, heat, and electricity supplies. The attack has left more than 1.4 million residents without power or heat. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the need to protect life from these attacks, highlighting the severity of the situation.
A Russian missile attack has “completely” cut off the electricity and heat supply to #Ukraine’s second largest city, #Kharkiv, its mayor says. https://t.co/ta8s4Z1rwa
⚡️ Almost 1.5 million people suffer outages following Russia's 'largest attack' on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. https://t.co/ZMBpY9zyV8
🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡ Night attacks on Kharkiv as a result of which most of the city is without electricity today Several thermal power plants and substations were damaged, in some cases the damage was very serious. https://t.co/Zx9usZzNOV
🇺🇦 KHARKIV FACES TOTAL BLACKOUT Overnight, Russia launched an unhindered barrage of 180+ drone and missile attacks to cripple Ukraine’s energy infrastructure — over 1.4M people in Kharkiv have been left without power or heat. Zelensky: “Life must be protected from these savages… https://t.co/QmBogKqjxc
‼️ #Kharkiv is completely blacked out. This is the most large-scale attack on the city since the beginning of the war This is reported by Mayor Terekhov. More than 20 missiles were fired at energy facilities. The damage is "too serious". Water and heat supply, electric… https://t.co/h6NDSx3ug1