Russian strikes cut power in six Ukrainian regions, kill two in Kherson
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Russian strikes on Aug. 31 caused power outages in six Ukrainian regions, Ukrenergo said. Two people were killed and four wounded in Kherson, while four were injured in Sloviansk. Emergency repairs are underway where security conditions allow.
Key Facts
- Ukrenergo reported power outages in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Mykolaiv regions on Aug. 31.
- Two people were killed and four wounded in Kherson, including two medical facility employees injured in a drone strike.
- A FAB-500 bomb hit a multi-story residential building in Sloviansk, wounding four people aged 61 to 66.
- Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with one Kh-59 missile and 121 Shahed-type drones, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
- In Kryvyi Rih, a Shahed drone struck an industrial enterprise, injuring two men.
Power Outages
Ukrenergo announced on the morning of Aug. 31 that Russian shelling caused new electricity outages in six Ukrainian regions. Settlements in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Mykolaiv regions were left without power. Emergency repair crews are already working wherever security conditions allow. Ukrenergo said energy workers are doing everything possible to eliminate the consequences of the attack as quickly as possible.
Casualties and Damage
In Kherson, a Russian drone struck a medical facility in the city center on the morning of Aug. 31, injuring two employees. Two other local residents were killed by Russian strikes in central Kherson the same morning, according to city military administration head Yaroslav Shanko. A 33-year-old man was hospitalized with a mine-blast injury from a drone attack in the Korabelny district. An 84-year-old man sought medical help after being wounded by a Russian drone strike in the Dniprovsky district. In Kryvyi Rih, a Shahed drone hit an industrial enterprise, injuring two men; the fire was localized. In Kyiv region, four people were injured, including two men with shrapnel wounds to their limbs who were hospitalized. In Sloviansk, a FAB-500 bomb hit a multi-story residential building, wounding four people aged 61 to 66. The attack damaged 34 apartment and private houses and 6 cars, and a pre-trial investigation into a war crime was opened. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported two people killed, including a child, in the village of Bilbasivka in the Sloviansk community.
Air Attack Scale
Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on Aug. 31 with one Kh-59 guided missile and 121 drones. The drones included Shahed, Gerbera, and Parodya imitation types.
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Russian strikes cut power in six Ukrainian regions, kill two in Kherson
