UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Jan. 27 — As of this morning, nearly 40% of consumers in Kharkiv remain without electricity in the aftermath of Russian attacks on two objects of the city’s critical infrastructure, reported Ihor Terekhov, the city mayor, live on Ukraine’s state TV.  

Russia launched drone and missile strikes on Kharkiv’s energy objects in the evening of Jan. 26, initially cutting off the electricity for 80% of Kharkiv and Kharkiv oblast. The Russian attacks also injured three people and damaged two schools in the Industrialnyi district of Kharkiv. 

In the aftermath of the attack, Kharkiv locals also reported about water and heating outages. 

Terekhov says the work to restore electricity in the city was continuing all night, with municipal workers, energy workers, and volunteers involved in the repairs. 

“They worked to keep warmth in the Kharkiv locals’ homes, provide water for them, board up their windows, fix their roofs,” he said. 

Terekhov added that emergency and planned power cuts are currently in effect in Kharkiv, as well as across Ukraine. 

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