Russia has launched the largest attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since spring, primarily targeting Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi stated.
At least five people were killed in overnight attacks across the country, including a child in the Kyiv region, Koretskyi reported.
The strikes also disrupted power supplies, with Ukraine’s largest private energy firm DTEK saying electricity had been restored to 8,000 homes after a difficult night in the capital.
The Russian defence ministry said one of its targets was the Trypilska power station, the largest supplier of electricity to Kyiv.
In a Telegram statement, Koretskyi said: “Since the summer, there has effectively not been a single day without enemy attacks on our energy infrastructure. However, a mass and combined attack of this scale has occurred for the first time since the end of the last heating season.”
Ukraine has been bracing for another protracted Russian assault on the energy grid, which has occurred every winter since the full-scale invasion in 2022.
Overnight attacks struck 11 regions in total, targeting residential buildings, social infrastructure, civilian enterprises, and railways, Koretskyi said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed strikes on critical infrastructure in the Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Rivne regions.
On Wednesday, some households in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions remained without power, Ukraine’s energy ministry said.
State-owned grid operator Ukrenegro advised residents not to use powerful electrical appliances between 10:00 and 16:00 local time as electricity supplies were lower than usual.
Russia’s defence ministry said it had launched massive overnight strikes on Ukrainian facilities, including the Trypilska thermal power plant located about 40km from Kyiv, and claimed the plant supplied electricity to Ukrainian defence facilities.
The operator of the plant, Centrenergo, confirmed that the facility had been damaged in the Russian attack and said it was assessing the scale of the damage.
Also Read
- SOYASUP Insider Sales During Closed Period Trigger Regulatory Scrutiny
- Senate Rejects Resolution Calling for State Department Report on Israeli Settler Violence in West Bank
- U.S. GDP Growth Surpasses Projections in Q2 with Significant Upside
- UK-France Returns Pact Set to Conclude as Extension Talks Stall
