Beloblvodokanal reported at approximately 7:00 PM UTC on February 3, 2026, that all water intakes and the pumping station supplying Khargora, plus several wastewater facilities, lost power in Belgorod, disrupting water supply systems in Rakityansky, Krasnoyaruzhsky, and partially Yakovlevsky districts, as well as Shebekino, Maslova Pristan, and Grafovka, according to @bbbelgorod on Telegram within the 29-minute reporting window from 6:45:32 PM to 7:15:18 PM UTC. The outages affect multiple water utility facilities due to power failures, as stated by Beloblvodokanal and relayed by @bbbelgorod. This follows Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov's earlier promise at around 6:30 PM UTC to provide all important information within an hour amid an Operational Headquarters meeting, per the same Telegram channel in the previous reporting window. These disruptions come amid ongoing cross-border tensions, following Russia's heaviest strikes on Ukraine this year after a reported pause agreement with President Vladimir Putin, as White House Press Secretary noted President Donald Trump was 'unfortunately, unsurprised' in a 6:20 PM UTC statement cited during the prior period.
