As a result of the strike, as reported by Tkachenko, high-rise buildings were damaged in the Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Kyiv. Non-residential facilities and gas stations were also damaged. The State Emergency Service reported three injured individuals. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov stated that the strikes by Russian troops are aimed at the city's energy infrastructure. He noted that the goal of the attacks is clear: maximum destruction and creating conditions under which the city will be left without heating in severe frosts.
According to him, a decision was made to drain water from the heating systems in 820 houses that depend on one of the largest heat and power plants.
“I understand how difficult it is in minus twenty degrees. However, the unprecedented attack on critical infrastructure leaves us with few options. Our specialists see no other way out. Therefore, all 101 points of invincibility in the city will operate around the clock — there people will be able to warm up, receive hot drinks, and charge their devices. If necessary, we are ready to quickly deploy additional heating points,” Terekhov added.
According to the regional administration, as a result of the strike in Kharkiv, two people were injured — a 27-year-old and a 58-year-old man, Oleg Synegubov reported.
On February 2, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported that Russian troops resumed attacks on the country's energy infrastructure, leading to power outages in Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Cherkasy regions. However, President Volodymyr Zelensky later stated that there had been no "targeted strikes" on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in the past day.
The Kremlin, for its part, did not comment on the duration of the energy truce, which was claimed to be in effect until February 1. “I have nothing new on this topic, as I already said at the previous press conference,” said Dmitry Peskov.
