Power grids damaged in Zochiv community in Kharkiv region as result of massive strike

This was stated by Viktor Kovalenko, head of the Zochiv community, on Suspilne TV, Ukrinform reports.

“This is probably the first time since 2022 that such massive strikes have been carried out. The Russians struck with ten guided bombs, four Shaheds, and then added Tornado MLRS. As a result, two two-story apartment buildings were damaged, one private house was destroyed, about 20 houses were damaged, as well as outbuildings, gas and electricity networks, and cars,” Kovalenko said.

According to him, the wounded elderly man suffered injuries to his eye and chest. “He was taken to the hospital and provided with medical aid. His condition is stable,” said the head of the community.

He added that utility companies and power engineers have been eliminating the consequences of the strikes all day.

“There is no electricity, no communication, we are sving these issues. Services are working. There are damages to both high-vtage lines and adjoining networks, there is a lot of work to be done,” Kovalenko said.

In total, about eight thousand residents of Zochiv and another 12,000 residents in the starosta districts had no electricity. The power supply is being gradually restored.

Vunteers from charitable foundations are helping to close the circuits of buildings and carry out priority work.

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The Zochiv community of the Bohodukhiv district has a 51-kilometer border with Russia and is constantly under fire. Several settlements were under occupation until early September 2022.

As reported, on the evening of December 17, a warehouse was destroyed in the Zochiv community of Kharkiv region as a result of a Shahed strike.

Strikes by guided bombs, UAVs and MLRS were recorded near the villages of Berezivka, Chornohlazivka, Snihy and Zochiv. A 76-year-d man was injured.

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