There are no water and electricity supply in Lutsk as a result of shelling — Hromadske Radio correspondent

Russians attacked Lutsk several times during the morning, resulting in one person being killed and five others injured. Residential buildings and an infrastructure facility were damaged.

Myroslav Vatashchuk, Hromadske Radio’s correspondent in Lutsk, provided more details about the situation on Hromadske Radio.

«Today at 6 am, alarms were sounded in Lutsk and throughout the Volyn region. The air raid alert lasted until 11 am. Within those 5 hours, there were several hits in Lutsk. At 8:30, a drone struck a high-rise building. Around 10 am, it was reported that another multi-story building was hit. An infrastructure facility was also damaged. As of 12:00, the Lutsk City Council reports 5 injured and one dead. Specifically, a representative at an infrastructure facility was killed. Currently, the aftermath of the first hit has been addressed, and rescue operations are ongoing at the other sites.«

According to Myroslav Vatashchuk, there is currently no power supply in 3 out of 4 districts and the two largest cities in Volyn: Lutsk and Kovel.

«Power engineers promise to restore power supply within 24 hours. There is also no centralized water supply in the regional center. According to the Lutsk mayor, emergency crews arrived at the scene after the alert ended to restore services as soon as possible. Due to the power outage, the internet signal of mobile operators is weakening.«

In Lutsk, shelters are always opened during alarms, and invincibility points are set up in them.

«We have had this mechanism in place since 2022. This system has been in place since the blackouts.«

As a reminder, Ukrenergo has ordered emergency blackouts amid a massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

DTEK noted that during emergency blackouts, pre-determined schedules do not apply.

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.

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.