There are no casualties or destruction in Kharkiv — Hromadske Radio correspondent

During the morning rocket attack on August 26, a series of explosions occurred in Kharkiv. The attacks on the city were confirmed by the head of the regional administration, Oleh Synehubov.

Hanna Chernenko, Hromadske Radio‘s correspondent in Kharkiv, spoke about the situation in the city on Hromadske Radio.

“Fortunately, there is no information about injuries or destruction.”

The journalist noted that the hit was recorded in the Nemyshlyansky district, in an open area. There were no critical infrastructure or people nearby. She also mentioned that there were two attacks yesterday: one on Kharkiv and the other on Chuhuiv.

In Chuhuiv, two private houses were burned by shelling, and five civilians were injured, including a 4-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl. In Kharkiv, a two-story private house caught fire, and another private house was damaged. A total of eight people were injured.

Additionally, there is information about a wounded person in the Izium district as a result of one of the shellings. Two more people were also wounded.

The journalist notes that today, Kharkiv and the surrounding region will experience periodic power cuts and urges residents to prepare for them.

Massive Shelling of Ukraine

On August 26, the occupiers began massive shelling of Ukraine with Shahed missiles and attack drones. Explosions occurred in several cities, with reports of the first casualties, including one death.

In Kyiv, explosions were heard several times: initially due to a drone attack, and later following a missile strike. Reports indicated air defense operations were underway. As a result of the explosions, some parts of the city lost power.

In Lutsk, explosions were also heard as air defense systems were active. Mayor Ihor Polishchuk reported that the enemy attack damaged an apartment building and an infrastructure facility in the city. There is currently information about one person killed.

In the Poltava region, the enemy shelled an industrial facility. At least five people were wounded in the attack, according to Philip Pronin, head of the local military administration.

Explosions were also reported in Kryvyi Rih, Kropyvnytskyi, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, Ternopil, and other cities across Ukraine.

Additionally, Hromadske Radio’s technical services reported that due to power outages, the Hromadske Radio transmitter in Kyiv and Hirnyk, Donetsk region, is not working. However, the rest of the transmitters are operational, including the one in Mykolaiv, which is on backup power.

Due to the massive attack by the occupiers, several fires broke out in the Dnipro region, resulting in one death.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, a massive Russian attack in the morning hit an energy infrastructure facility, causing a fire.

The situation in Odesa Region is under control. Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army – South, spoke about the situation on Hromadske Radio.

The spokesman said that, according to preliminary information, there was a hit. In addition, electricity was cut off in the Odesa region, the water supply was suspended in some areas, and the movement of electric vehicles was halted. These services are now gradually being restored.