The main news of the day is in the MG “Objective” chronicle.
21:25
All residents of Kharkov have cold water, half of them have hot water – Terekhov
“Yesterday we managed to partially supply cold water to residential buildings in the city. Now all areas are provided with water supply, one third of all houses are provided with heat, and slightly less than half with hot water. The connection process continues,” said Kharkov Mayor Igor Terekhov.
He also said that in two days up to 30 thousand people used the services of the “non-breaking points”.
21:03
JSC “Kharkovoblenergo” called on Kharkov residents who have electricity to immediately reduce their electricity consumption as much as possible
“Of course, you can charge gadgets, turn on the lights or watch TV. However, we urge you to limit the use of powerful electrical appliances! This is extremely important right now, when the hard work of restoring power supply to the entire city is underway,” the message says.
20:43
An X-35 missile flew across Kharkov in the evening: consequences
On March 23, at about 17:45, the Russian army launched a missile attack on the Slobodsky district of Kharkov. Preliminarily, by an X-35 missile, the Kharkov Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported.
“The warehouses and buildings of the enterprise were damaged. There were no casualties,” police noted.
Investigators began a pre-trial investigation into violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code).
20:01
In Kharkov, 35% of houses have light, approximately 50% have heat
“We will work all night to connect Kharkov residents to heat supply. Street lighting is turned off, electric transport is not working, there is simply not enough power to power these facilities,” Kharkov Mayor Igor Terekhov said on air at the national marathon.
19:27
Line “104” in Kharkov still works intermittently after enemy shelling
About it reports Kharkov City Council. You can call the emergency dispatch service of the Kharkov city branch of Gazseti by phone: (067) 500-28-99; (063) 368-36-48; (067) 406-17-62.
19:21
The enemy did not conduct assaults in the Kharkov region, but attacked from aircraft
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian army did not conduct offensive (assault) operations, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in a report as of 18:00.
The enemy carried out airstrikes in the area of the settlements of Zemlyanka, Potikhonovo, Bologovka – in the Slobozhansky direction, as well as Kislovki – in the Kupyansky direction.
Cossack Lopan, Volchansk, Krasnoye, Neskuchnoye in the Slobozhansky direction and Golubovka, Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka in the Kupyansky direction were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar shelling.
18:49
Terekhov reports about the “arrival” in the industrial zone of one of the districts of Kharkov
“Fortunately, there were no casualties. A non-residential building was damaged,” wrote Kharkov Mayor Igor Terekhov.
18:29
Mobile kitchen of the State Emergency Service arrived in Kharkov
It can provide three meals a day for 200 people at a time, said the Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klimenko. He noted that he got acquainted with the work of “no-breaking points” in the city; more than 16 thousand people visited them during the day.
“Together with the acting head of the State Emergency Service Andrei Danik, we visited one of the facilities where units continue to eliminate the consequences of the attack. Rescuers from other regions are now involved in Kharkov. They are constantly working and saving,” Klimenko said.
18:05
At about 17:45 an explosion was heard in Kharkov
The mayor of Kharkov, Igor Terekhov, reported that the city was again under fire from the occupiers and called for caution.
The head of the Kharkov garrison, Sergei Melnik, also called for shelter.
17:03
Attacks on Kharkov on March 22 and 23: 43 residential buildings and two administrative buildings were damaged
Damage was recorded in the Industrial, Slobodsky and Osnovyansky districts, the Kharkov City Council reported.
In particular, as a result of a night UAV attack on the 23rd in the Osnovyansky district, 33 apartment and private residential buildings, as well as an administrative building, were damaged.
“In total, more than 400 windows in apartments and common areas were broken. As of 2 p.m., utility workers had closed almost half of the window circuits,” the mayor’s office noted.
Photo: Kharkov City Council15:06
There are still 260 thousand subscribers without electricity in Kharkov
“In Kharkov, power supply to 50 thousand subscribers has been restored, 260 thousand metering points remain de-energized. Restoration work continues,” the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said.
They also added that over the past 24 hours in the village of Kazachya Lopan, an underground medium-pressure gas pipeline was damaged as a result of military operations. Currently, 431 consumers do not have gas.
14:48
In the village of Volchanskie Khutora, a 72-year-old man died as a result of enemy shelling
HOVA reports this. The shelling occurred at about 10:00 on March 23, said the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkov region. A private house was also damaged due to the strikes, the Kharkov Regional Prosecutor’s Office added.
14:13
Will power be restored in Kharkov over the weekend and how the city is recovering from the strikes, Terekhov said
On the air of the national marathon, the mayor of Kharkov, Igor Terekhov, said that it is impossible to restore power supply in Kharkov “today or tomorrow.”
“The consequences are very serious and today all the power engineers of the municipal institution are working to localize these consequences, but today or tomorrow this is impossible and some time will pass before we resume the power supply. We started supplying water to Kharkov residents’ apartments yesterday on a limited basis, and we continue to connect them to the water supply. Kharkov Heating Networks are working to restart the heat supply system, but a lot depends on the energy supply. The situation is very, very difficult,” Terekhov said.
He also spoke about the operational situation in the city.
13:23
The head of KHOVA Oleg Sinegubov warns of a possible repeated blackout in Kharkov
“For the second day in a row, liquidation of the consequences of massive enemy shelling of our energy infrastructure continues. Now our law enforcement officers are still recording all possible locations of strikes. Our energy system has been seriously affected. All units of the State Emergency Service are still working to eliminate the consequences, to clear the rubble,” said Sinegubov.
He also noted that power engineers work without rest and “some residents of Kharkov can observe the results of their work in their homes.”
“But there is still enough work. We plan to reach peak capacity soon. You should prepare in advance for the possible re-disappearance of light: charge your power banks, make the necessary supplies of drinking and technical water, and food. Energy workers are asking to reduce the load on the networks so that as many people as possible can have light in their homes,” the chairman of KhOVA called on.
12:02
After yesterday’s massive attack by the Russian Federation, a unique Food Train arrived in the Kharkov region
“Today, the kitchen train team will prepare about 5,000 servings of food for residents of the Kharkiv region – they will be delivered to hospitals, for internally displaced persons and those injured as a result of yesterday’s shelling,” the Ukrzaliznytsia JSC reported.
Photo: JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia”10:31
At night, the Russians hit a children’s sanatorium in Kharkov with “Shaheds”
“The first hit was in the building of a children’s sanatorium. There was a fire there. When the State Emergency Service and police arrived at the scene, the enemy struck a second time. He fell into the ground near the sanatorium. Our criminologist received a concussion, two more rescuers – the squad commander and the driver – were also injured. An 18-year-old guy received a shrapnel wound to the head and a concussion – the glass in his house was blown out by the blast wave not far from the hit point,” said Sergei Bolvinov, head of the Investigation Department of the National Police Main Directorate in the Kharkov region.
Two State Emergency Service vehicles and one operational vehicle were also damaged. The third UAV hit near a residential building. There were no casualties there, Bolvinov added.
09:54
UAV strike on Kharkov: four casualties are already known, law enforcement officers showed the consequences
According to the Kharkov Regional Prosecutor’s Office, four people were injured as a result of an attack by enemy UAVs on the Osnovyansky district on the night of March 23.
“A three-story communal building was partially destroyed. A fire occurred on an area of 150 square meters. m. When rescuers and police arrived at the scene, the enemy struck again. Two employees of the State Emergency Service and one of the National Police were injured. The shock wave knocked out glass and windows in neighboring residential buildings. An 18-year-old guy was injured,” the prosecutor’s office said.
In total, law enforcement officers recovered debris from three UAVs. Investigators began a pre-trial investigation into violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code).
09:19
A 19-year-old man was injured as a result of a Shahed strike in Kharkov
“00:10 the city of Kharkov was under fire from the Shahed UAV. It hit a public utility building, causing the roof and room on the third floor of the building to burn. During the repeated shelling, a 19-year-old man from a nearby private house was injured,” said the head of the KhOVA Oleg Sinegubov.
In addition, at 17:40 the Russian army UAV attacked the city of Kupyansk. A private home was damaged as a result of a drone hit.
“At 14:50 there was enemy shelling of the city of Kupyansk from MLRS. No casualties. 11:30 the village of Kolodeznoye was shelled by the Kabul. 10:10 the enemy fired at the village of Glushkovka from self-propelled guns. As a result, a private house was damaged. 8:20 shelling was carried out from the MLRS in the village of Kazachya Lopan. 3 private houses were damaged,” said the head of KhOVA.
08:54
Within 24 hours, more than 440 thousand subscribers were connected to power supply in Kharkov and the region
“Currently, up to 275 thousand subscribers in the city and region are disconnected. Energy workers continue to work 24/7 to eliminate the consequences of the shelling,” said the head of KhOVA Oleg Sinegubov.
08:12
A rescuer and a policeman were injured during a repeated enemy UAV strike on Kharkov
“At midnight, as a result of an enemy UAV strike on the city, a fire broke out in a three-story building on an area of 150 sq.m. Units of the State Emergency Service and the National Police immediately arrived at the scene of the incident. While rescuers and law enforcement officers were working at the scene, the enemy struck again with a UAV. As a result, employees of the State Emergency Service and the National Police were injured. Two State Emergency Service vehicles were also damaged,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported.
07:44
Russian troops stormed the Kharkov region three times and fired from aircraft
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian army, with the support of aviation, carried out three unsuccessful assaults on the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Tabaevka and Berestovoe, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported in a report as of 06:00.
In addition, the settlements of Otradnoe, Kolodyaznoe, Petropavlovka and Kotlyarovka were subjected to air strikes in the Kharkov region.
About 140 settlements in Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Kherson and Nikolaev regions were under artillery fire.
00:55
The third explosion in the city after Shahed – Terekhov
00:52
There were two explosions in the Osnovyansky district of Kharkov – Terekhov
The mayor confirms the enemy drone attack. Information about casualties and damage is being clarified.
00:38
Explosions were heard in Kharkov after midnight
The first explosion occurred at 00:07. How reported Head of the Kharkov military garrison, Brigadier General of Justice Sergei Melnik, the city is under attack from enemy UAVs. At 00:23 the command of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces wrotethat the drone is located near Kharkov. Four minutes later, a second explosion was heard in the city.