Russia destroys large energy facility in Kharkiv, mayor says
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Firefighters working at the site of a Russian missile strike on a private delivery company in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Jan 13.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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- Russian forces destroyed a large energy facility in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-biggest city, as stated by Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
- Ukraine's energy grid is struggling with a cold snap, causing power outages and cuts to essential services in major cities.
- Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrainian ports, including a missile strike in Chornomorsk that injured one person on January 15.
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KYIV - Russian forces have destroyed a large energy facility in Ukraine’s second-biggest city Kharkiv, the mayor said on Jan 15, the latest target of a winter air campaign by Moscow that has plunged millions of Ukrainians into darkness and cold.
Russia has attacked the power grid and other energy facilities while pressing a battlefield offensive that has left Kyiv on the back foot as it faces US pressure to secure peace.
Mr Ihor Terekhov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, did not specify what sort of facility had been hit, but said emergency crews were on the scene and working around the clock.
Kharkiv, just 25km from the Russian border, has been regularly targeted by drones, missiles and glide bombs throughout the war, which enters its fifth year in February.
Regional governor Oleh Synehubov said officials were still trying to assess the extent of damage from the Jan 15 attack.
Power outages and cuts to heating and water in major cities have worsened over the past week as Ukraine struggles with a cold snap that has overwhelmed the already hobbled energy system.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Jan 15 that around 300 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital remain without heat after a Jan 9 attack knocked out heating to half the city’s high-rises.
Russia has also stepped up attacks on ports in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region. A missile strike on Jan 15 injured one person and damaged shipping containers in the city of Chornomorsk, said deputy prime minister Oleksiy Kuleba. REUTERS
