During a massive missile strike on Ukraine, 11 explosions were heard in Kharkiv within 27 minutes. Local residents shared corresponding videos online.
"Kharkiv. 11 explosions shown in 27 seconds. Missile strike on Christmas," — this is how the user captioned the video.
In the local community group Kharkiv City, it is also noted that more than 6 explosions occurred in the city on the morning of December 25.
Additionally, a crater formed as a result of the Russian strike in the Saltivskyi district of Kharkiv was shown online.
0 1 2To remind, Kharkiv has been under intense Russian shelling since the morning of December 25. Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported the first sounds of explosions at 06:03.
"Kharkiv is under massive missile bombardment. A series of explosions has been heard in the city, and there are additional ballistic impacts towards the city. Please stay in safe areas," — he added a few minutes later.
It later became known that there were two injured individuals in the Saltivskyi district of the city. Ihor Terekhov also mentioned that there was a hit in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv. A fire broke out at the impact site, and the windows of nearby houses were damaged.
The mayor also reported a strike on a private house in the Nemishlianskyi district. As a result, one person was injured.
Furthermore, information has emerged about an enemy strike from a "Shahed" drone on the private sector in the Osnovyanskyi district. A fire occurred in a one-story house.
According to information from the head of the Kharkiv OGA, Oleg Synegubov, the number of injured individuals has risen to three. Another man has been hospitalized by medical personnel.
As a reminder, on December 25, Russia launched Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea towards Ukraine. The enemy also conducted launch maneuvers with TU-95MS aircraft near Engels. As a result of the bombardment, explosions were heard in several cities, including Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, and Dnipro.
Meanwhile, "Ukrenergo" reported that due to the Russian attack, electricity restrictions are being implemented. According to Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, Russian troops are massively attacking the energy system.
Due to the massive attack, DTEK has implemented power outage schedules in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa. The corresponding command was issued by "Ukrenergo".
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during the massive missile strike on Ukraine, Russia launched over 70 missiles and more than a hundred attack drones. More than 50 missiles and a significant portion of the drones were successfully intercepted.