Strikes on gas stations in Kharkiv and Chuhuiv: Two injured, 10 cars damaged

On the morning of May 1, Russian forces struck four gas stations in Kharkiv and one in the city of Chuhuiv. Two people were injured, and ten cars were damaged.

According to Ukrinform, Oleh Syniegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, provided updated details on Telegram.

"The Kyiv district. Strikes were reported at gas stations and auto service centers. Eight cars were damaged. The Saltivskyi district. Hits on the territory of two gas stations. A 36-year-old man was injured," the report states.

Hits on the territory of a gas station also occurred in the Slobidskyi district. A fire broke out there. A 55-year-old man suffered an acute stress reaction.

In the city of Chuhuiv, strikes hit the gas station and car wash.

“A fire broke out; in particular, two cars caught fire. All emergency services are working at the sites of the strikes, and efforts to mitigate the consequences of the shelling are ongoing,” Syniegubov wrote.

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According to preliminary data from the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Russia used V2U drones equipped with artificial intelligence.

As reported, over the past 24 hours, Kharkiv and 19 settlements in the Kharkiv region came under Russian attack; five people were injured, including a child.

Photo: State Emergency Service, illustrative