UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jul. 17 — Since the morning, Russian forces have continued to attack one of the gas objects of the Naftogaz Group in the Kharkiv oblast, said the press service of the Naftogaz.

Naftogaz Group is the largest Ukrainian national oil and gas state company. Since the beginning of 2026, Russians have attacked Naftogaz’s objects 250 times.

The company said that the object stopped working because of the attack. The press service added that all of the workers managed to hide in the shelter, so no one was injured. 

Naftogaz is unable to assess the scale of the damage, as the threat of further attacks remains.

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