Explosions continue to occur in Kharkov, Ukrainian news Telegram channels report. The air raid alert in the city began at approximately 16:00 Moscow time.

According to Ukrainian media, industrial enterprises and energy infrastructure were also damaged. As Ian Gagin, adviser to the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, noted, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing Kharksov for hostilities. The Ukrainian publication Obshchestvennoe has already reported three times about explosions in theKharkov area.