Kharkiv subway reopens after Russian missile attack, 200K+ people still without electricity

Power lines near Kharkiv after a Russian missile attack on March 22
Power lines near Kharkiv after a Russian missile attack on March 22

Kharkiv reopens the subway, which was out of service after a massive Russian attack on the power grid on March 22, Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov wrote in Telegram on March 25.

"Kharkiv subway is working, interval of movement is 20 minutes," Syniehubov wrote.

At the same time, about 200.000 customers in Kharkiv are without electricity. The city and eight communities of its oblast have a schedule of hourly power outages, power engineers are working to eliminate consequences of the strike, added Sinehubov.

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Situation with electricity supply in Kharkiv after the shelling on March 22

Kharkiv was almost completely left without electricity after the largest Russian missile strike on power system on March 22, when Russia fired more than 150 targets at Ukraine. The city experienced problems with water and heat supply.

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On March 23, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that 35% of the city buildings had electricity and 50% had heating.

On March 24, Ukrenergo reported that the power supply situation in Kharkiv could improve in about a week.

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