Massive Russian drone strike hits critical gas infrastructure in Kharkiv region: Operations suspended
Illustrative photo: Russia carried out a massive drone strike on Naftogaz in the Kharkiv region (facebook.com/DSNSKyiv)
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Drone strike on gas production facility
According to Koretskyi, Russian forces used drones in the latest attack, which lasted throughout the day.
"Russia has once again attacked the gas production infrastructure of the Naftogaz Group. This time, strikes were carried out on a facility in the Kharkiv region using drones," he said.
Damage recorded, operations suspended
The strike caused damage to infrastructure, forcing the facility to halt operations.
After the air raid alert is lifted, company specialists, together with units of the State Emergency Service, will begin eliminating the consequences of the attack.
Attacks on the oil and gas system
Recently, Russian forces have been regularly targeting Naftogaz Group facilities across different regions of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the year, around two dozen attacks on the company’s enterprises have been recorded.
In particular, on the night of February 8, drones attacked facilities in the Poltava region. Direct hits and falling debris caused fires, and some equipment was destroyed.
On February 9, Russian forces struck Naftogaz production capacities in other regions again. In both cases, there were no casualties, and the fires were quickly extinguished.
Earlier, on January 27, a critical infrastructure facility in the Lviv region was hit, causing a large-scale fire.
