06/22/2024June 22, 2024
‘Massive’ Russian airstrikes damage energy facilities in Ukraine’s western and southern regions
Russia launched a “massive” overnight attack targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in the country’s west and south, Kyiv said on Saturday.
“Equipment at [operator] Ukrenergo facilities in Zaporizhzhia and Lviv regions were damaged,” Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said, adding that two workers were also wounded and .
This was “the eighth massive, combined attack on energy infrastructure facilities” in the past three months, the ministry said.
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 12 of 16 missiles and all 13 drones launched by Russia in the . The air alerts in Ukrainian regions lasted for several hours in the middle of the night.
Ukrainian President has said half of his country’s electricity-generating capacity has been destroyed by Russian attacks that have increasingly targeted energy facilities.
The attacks on Ukraine’s energy plants were in retaliation for Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian territory, Moscow has previously said.
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