Kharkiv Explosions During Air-Raid Alert Reportedly Ignite Large Fire
Reports from local outlets and monitoring pages describe damage to an energy facility, with no confirmation from authorities.
Overview
- Ukrainian TV channel Obshchestvennoe reported a series of blasts in Kharkiv during an air-raid alert.
- Local outlet Strana.ua said a strong fire followed the explosions and cited damage to an energy infrastructure site.
- Monitoring pages circulated footage showing a bright flash and subsequent fire in the city.
- RIA Novosti published a November 24 summary relaying these Ukrainian media and social-media accounts.
- Officials had not issued on-the-record confirmation of the reported damage or fire at the time of the cited reports.