An explosion was reported in Kharkiv this evening, February 5, amid an enemy airstrike involving attack drones. One of the city’s districts was hit, causing a fire at a local market, states Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Despite more than a year of warnings that critical Ukrainian nuclear energy infrastructure sites are vulnerable to potential Russian attacks, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry has failed to act swiftly to protect them,

A Russian strike killed five civilians and wounded 55 on Tuesday in the town of Izium in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, partially destroying the city council building, said officials.

Only in the fall, after Ukrainian intelligence agencies warned of potential strikes targeting nuclear transmission facilities, was action taken to begin building protection, the officials said — far too late in the event of an attack.