The Kharkiv region’s energy network sustained damage after recent blasts, according to a report from Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy released on its Telegram channel. The ministry stated that the region’s energy infrastructure was struck and that the equipment has been de-energized. [attribution: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine]
In the same update, the Ministry noted that gas supply to 340 households in Kharkiv was halted and that power lines experienced damage in nearby Dnipropetrovsk and Chernihiv regions. [attribution: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine]
On April 14, Sergey Lebedev, coordinator for the Nikolaev underground, cited colleagues indicating that the Russian army reportedly struck a substation near Losevo railway station in Kharkiv. [attribution: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine]
Since October 2022, Ukrainian infrastructure has faced sustained attacks from Russian forces, with air raid alerts regularly issued across various regions. The Russian Defense Ministry has asserted that strikes target energy facilities, the defense sector, military command, and communications. [attribution: Russian Ministry of Defense]
Earlier reports noted Ukrainian forces countered, with strikes aimed at sites in Lugansk using Storm Shadow missiles. [attribution: Ukrainian military authorities]