Kharkiv News - February 2: An explosion occurred in Kharkiv, shaking the city. Stay tuned for updates on the situation and safety measures.

The main news of the day is in the chronicle of MG "Obyektiv".

11:32

How many buildings were damaged by Russians in Kharkiv in January, according to Terekhov

The Russians have changed their tactics, attacking the city less frequently and primarily using drones, reported Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Although the number of strikes has decreased, the Russians still caused damage to Kharkiv in January.

“We all felt that January was relatively calm. It seemed that there were not as many massive shellings as before, but this was enough to inflict significant harm on the residents of Kharkiv. Last month, 47 residential buildings were damaged in Kharkiv. A total of 144 windows in apartments and another 19 in entrances were shattered. All of them have already been boarded up. Nine damaged roofs have also been repaired,” Terekhov noted.

9:49

Ukrainians repelled 17 Russian attacks in the Kupiansk direction – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russians did not carry out any attacks over the past day, reported the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Kupiansk direction, there were 17 Russian attacks that the Defense Forces repelled near the settlements of Topoli, Dvurechna, Petropavlivka, Stepna Novosilka, Hlushkivka, Zahryzove, and Lozova.

8:05

Two injured due to a drone strike in Lyubotyn, Kharkiv region

As a result of the Russian drone strike in Lyubotyn, a man and a woman suffered burns, reported the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Synehubov.

They have been hospitalized.

A private house was damaged in the strike. There were two children in the household, but fortunately, they were not harmed.

07:44

Fire at a warehouse in Kharkiv due to a drone strike

Last night, the Russians struck a civil enterprise in the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv with a drone, reported the State Emergency Service.

The shelling caused a large-scale fire covering an area of 2000 m² in a production and warehouse building.

At 01:27, the fire was localized. A total of 45 rescuers and 8 units of emergency service equipment were involved in eliminating the consequences of the Russian shelling.

According to preliminary data, there are no casualties.

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00:14

Terekhov reported a drone strike in Kharkiv

Around 23:55, an explosion was heard in Kharkiv.

“There is preliminary information about a strike by an enemy drone in the Slobidskyi district. All relevant services have been dispatched to the scene,” — wrote Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Currently, there is no information about casualties.