Strike hits administrative building in Kharkiv

A UAV has attacked an energy infrastructure facility in Kharkiv, prompting the city's metro system to shut down.

Sources

2 verified

Location

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Updated

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 at 05:16 UTC

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Synthesis · 2 sources

A UAV has attacked an energy infrastructure facility in Kharkiv, prompting the city's metro system to shut down. Separately, a widespread power outage has left 54,000 subscribers without electricity in Nizhyn and the Nizhyn district of the Chernihiv region. The incidents are part of a broader pattern of Russian strikes targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Updates · 1

21 AprКирилл Фёдоров / Война История Оружие

A second source confirms the Kharkiv metro shutdown and adds a new attack on an energy facility there, plus details on a major power outage in the Chernihiv region.

e/eineurope · topic · T-02649cycle Tuesday, 21 April 2026 at 05:16 UTC · first reported 21 Apr