In Kharkiv, Russia’s Attack Damages CHPP-5 and Two Substations — Mayor Terekhov

On the night of February 3, Russian attacks on Kharkiv and surrounding areas damaged energy facilities, leaving over 126,000 residents without heating. Some critical infrastructure switched to backup power.

Due to a Russian attack on the night of February 3, CHPP-5 and the “Kharkiv” and “Zalyutyne” electrical substations were damaged in Kharkiv.

This was reported by Mayor Ihor Terekhov during a meeting of the Emergency and Safety Commission, according to Suspilne.

“Some of the equipment at these facilities suffered serious damage. As a result, heat supply was cut off to 929 facilities, of which 853 are residential buildings. Nearly 105,000 residents were left without heat,” the mayor said.

The Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations classified this accident as a local-level technological emergency.

What is known about the combined Russian attack on Kharkiv and the region on the night of February 3

After midnight on February 3, the Russian army launched a massive attack on Kharkiv. Strikes occurred in the Slobidskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Kholodnogirskyi, and Osnovianskyi districts. Two men and two women sought medical assistance.

In the suburbs of Kharkiv, aerial bombs may have fallen during the massive Russian attack, the head of the regional military administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported. According to him, that night in Derhachi, a woman suffered acute stress from drone strikes, and a man was hospitalized.

Due to the Russian attack on energy facilities on the night of February 3, more than 16,000 residents in the Lozova community were left without heating, reported Mayor Serhiy Zelenskyy.

In Kharkiv, 110,000 residents remain without heating due to the Russian attack on the night of February 3, according to Ukraine’s Minister for Communities and Territories Development, Oleksiy Kuleba. He added that in some settlements across the region, critical infrastructure facilities have been connected to backup power sources.