“The damage is very significant”: Russia launched a massive strike on critical infrastructure in Kharkiv.

The new attack by the occupiers is seen as a serious blow to the system that provides the city with heat and light.

Kharkiv has once again been subjected to further attacks by Russian invaders. Critical infrastructure in the city’s Industrial District suffered significant damage.

Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov reported this on Telegram .

In particular, as a result of enemy strikes on a critical infrastructure facility in the city’s Industrial District, one person was injured.

“The damage is very significant – and this isn’t a case of ‘patching it up and moving on.’ We’re talking about serious impacts on the system that keeps the city warm and lit,” Terekhov emphasized.

In this regard, as the mayor noted, with each such shelling, the centralized supply of heat and electricity becomes increasingly difficult.

“Because the energy sector is currently in a very difficult state: reserves are limited, the load is peaking, and any new damage immediately ‘eats up’ the potential for stabilization,” Terekhov added.

He said that when critical infrastructure is repeatedly hit and the system doesn’t have time to fully recover, it’s constantly working at its limits, and any further damage could mean maintaining a stable supply becomes even more difficult, and recovery becomes longer and more difficult.

(C)UNIAN 2026