Gas pipeline explodes in Ukraine's Kharkiv amid Russian invasion

An explosion on a gas pipeline occurred in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported.

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A residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine after Russia pounded the city during a massive military operation Photo: Reuters
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1 min read Last Updated : Feb 27 2022 | 4:46 PM IST

An explosion on a gas pipeline occurred in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported.

As per sources from the Kharkiv Regional Civil-Military Administration, the Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in the city's Danylivka district in the early morning, Xinhua reported citing Ukrinform news agency.

There is yet no second source confirming Russia's role in the blast.

--IANS

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First Published: Feb 27 2022 | 4:46 PM IST

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