Russia attacked Kharkiv and Poltava regions: what are the consequences of the strikes?

On the night of Tuesday, October 7, Russian forces carried out a massive attack with Shahed strike drones on Kharkiv and Poltava regions.

The shelling was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, as well as Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

According to Terekhov, the occupiers sent 25 Shahed strike drones to Kharkiv, all of which attacked the Nemyshlyanskyi district of the city.

“The enemy is again striking civilian infrastructure. All the drones were flying in one area,” the mayor noted .

There is no information about casualties, but as a result of the shelling, power outages occurred in certain areas of the city, reports ” Suspilne “. Power engineers are working to restore power.

Poltava region was also hit by drone strikes, where Russian drones hit civilian infrastructure. As a result, administrative buildings caught fire, and a residential building and an outbuilding were damaged.

“Due to hits on civilian infrastructure, fires broke out in administrative buildings, a residential building and an outbuilding were damaged,” the State Emergency Service reported.

64 rescuers, 16 pieces of equipment, and a fire train of Ukrzaliznytsia were involved in eliminating the consequences of the night attack. Work to clear the areas and eliminate the fires is ongoing.

The day before, Russian troops shelled the village of Chornobayvka in the Kherson region . Three civilians were injured. Among the injured was an 18-year-old girl who was injured while at the stadium.

As a reminder, on October 6, IAEA experts recorded several powerful shelling near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant . The shells exploded just 1.25 kilometers from the perimeter of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.