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Russian missile strikes hit power stations in Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia regions on Sunday evening, plunging tens of thousands of homes into darkness and temporarily trapping civilians in Kharkiv metro trains.

Kupiansk, Kharkiv
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Russian missile strikes hit power stations in Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia regions on Sunday evening, plunging tens of thousands of homes into darkness and temporarily trapping civilians in Kharkiv metro trains.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces expelled Russian invaders from Kharkiv region

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Armed Forces have liberated an estimated 2,000 square kilometres of territory from Russian occupiers since the beginning of September.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian troops have taken control of over 30 settlements in the vicinity of Kharkiv.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces fired two rockets at a critical infrastructure site in Kharkiv on September 11, causing a fire that spread over 1,000 square meters and killing two people.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

On September 11, widespread missile strikes hit power infrastructure; artillery killed ten in Donetsk region towns.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The Office of the President confirmed an attack on Kharkiv's Thermal Power Plant No. 5.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian defenders continue to liberate the Kharkiv region from Russian invaders.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.028Z

Source story: day-201-2023-02-13