Russian strikes cause massive emergency blackout across Sumy Oblast
A mass power outage hit part of Sumy Oblast (Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)
A massive emergency blackout struck parts of Sumy Oblast following systematic Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, regional power distribution company Sumyoblenergo announced on July 30.
Energy workers are actively working to restore power distribution across the affected areas.
Five people were injured in the region over the past day as a result of Russian strikes. Destructions and damage were also recorded regarding private homes, non-residential premises, and civil infrastructure facilities.
Specifically, in the Hlukhiv municipality, an enemy drone strike injured two young girls aged 10 and 13, as well as a 61-year-old woman.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched nearly 40 attacks targeting 17 settlements across 11 territorial hromadas in the region.
Mass Russian strike on Ukraine overnight on July 30
Overnight on July 30, Russia attacked Ukraine using missiles and UAVs. Eight people were killed nationwide and dozens more were injured, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported.
Explosions resounded in Lviv, where a missile attack left at least 26 people injured, with 15 hospitalized. Children were among the casualties, with one child remaining in hospital care.
Search and rescue operation remains underway on Patona Street, where people remain trapped beneath the rubble of a damaged five-story residential building. According to authorities, Russia launched 22 missiles at Lviv, with one directly striking a residential block.
More than 20 residential buildings, a school, and two kindergartens were damaged in the city.
In Kyiv, ballistic missile strikes sparked fires across two districts, resulting in one confirmed fatality.
In Kryvyi Rih, two children and four adults were killed when Russian forces struck a private home housing a large family. Explosions were also reported in Poltava, Vinnytsia, Sumy, Dnipro, and other cities.
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