Police officers work on the website of a constructing hit throughout a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Kharkiv September 16, 2025. Image sued for consultant goal solely. | Photo Credit: Reuters
“As of now, the regional centre and 44 settlements in the Oleksandrivka territorial community have been partially cut off from the power supply,” Andriy Raykovych wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Some non-public houses had been additionally broken and railway journey has been disrupted, he mentioned. Emergency companies reported battling fires at three areas and mentioned there have been no casualties.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba mentioned the Russian forces focused railway infrastructure within the in a single day assault, with out specifying the situation.
“Last night, the enemy launched a massive drone strike in an attempt to disable the substations that power the railway network,” he wrote on Telegram.
“Such strikes have a clear goal: to disrupt passenger and freight transport, disrupt the stable operation of transport, and put additional pressure on people and the economy.”
He mentioned that the Ukrainian state railways Ukrzaliznytsia deployed over 20 reserve locomotives within the assault’s aftermath.
Published – September 17, 2025 11:42 am IST
