A series of explosions rocked the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhia on Friday. An industrial plant was hit in Kharkiv, said the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov. Rescue workers still have to investigate whether there have been victims and the extent of the damage.
The governor of the region of the same name, Oleh Sinegubov, said five people were injured. Details of the explosions in Zaporizhia were not yet available. The governor of the region of the same name, Olexander Staruch, has so far only reported the detonations.
Russian forces have intensified their missile attacks on power plants in Ukraine in recent weeks. The Kharkiv region is located in the north-east of the country.