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Last gas station between Kharkiv, Poltava destroyed as Russian attacks kill 9, injure 76 over past day
Regional officials said 76 people were injured as Russian strikes hit fuel sites and other civilian infrastructure across multiple oblasts.
On July 22, Russian forces twice struck petrol stations in Kharkiv with FPV drones, leaving five people injured according to the State Emergency Service. Rescuers extinguished fires at both sites.
Over recent months, Russian forces have systematically targeted gas stations along the pan-European E40 highway, a critical logistics route connecting Kyiv to eastern front-line areas in Ukraine.
According to Kharkiv Oblast Council member Oleksandr Skoryk, around 200 gas stations have been destroyed by Russian strikes across Ukraine, with 80 located in Kharkiv Oblast. He urged motorists to maintain fuel reserves.
Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehybov denied on July 27 that no operational gas stations remain on the highway between Kharkiv and Poltava, asserting there is no fuel shortage in the region.
Recent drone strikes on July 25 also damaged four petrol stations in Poltava district. Ukraine's diversified fuel market has prevented a larger crisis despite these persistent attacks on infrastructure.
According to regional politicians, there is no longer a functioning gas station on the important road between Kharkiv and Poltawa. Drivers should only drive with reserve.
For the second time in a day, the occupiers attacked a gas station in Kharkiv with an FPV drone, a woman was injured. In Kharkiv, the Russians attacked a gas station with an FPV drone for the second time today. A 22-year-old woman was injured as a result of the shelling, and a fire broke out.