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| Ukrainian energy infrastructure is “under massive attack,” Kiev’s energy minister has claimed | Ukrainian energy infrastructure is “under massive attack,” Kiev’s energy minister has claimed |
| Numerous strikes were reported across Ukraine on Friday, causing power outages in Kiev and several other cities. | Numerous strikes were reported across Ukraine on Friday, causing power outages in Kiev and several other cities. |
| Energy infrastructure in all parts of Ukraine has come “under a massive attack,” Kiev’s energy minister German Galuschenko said. Power engineers are working to minimize the negative effects of the bombardment, he added. | |
| According to accounts on social media, explosions have been heard in Odessa, Ivano-Frankovsk and other regions. Strikes have been reported in the town of Burtysh in Ivano-Frankovsk Region, where a key power plant is located. | |
| Ukrainian media have reported emergency power outages in Kiev, Odessa and elsewhere. In Ternopol Region, some 50% of residents are currently without electricity, according to local authorities. | |
| Residents of Kharkov Region have reported sightings of missiles heading towards Dnepr (Dnepropetrovsk) Region, where Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric station is located. | |
| According to national media, air defenses have been activated in Lviv Region, which borders Poland. | |
| Warsaw has said its Air Force has raised jets over the border area, in response to the Russian missile bombardment in Ukraine. | |
| The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet officially commented on the strikes. | |
| Ukraine’s state-run energy company, Ukrenergo, has warned that 50% of the population could be left without power on Friday due to the attack. |