Ukraine has been forced to implement emergency power shutdowns after a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes by Russian forces targeting key energy infrastructure, authorities said.
“Again, the energy industry is under massive enemy attack,” energy minister Herman Halushchenko wrote on Facebook on Thursday morning, urging people to seek shelter. He said the Russian attacks had once again targeted critical infrastructure across the country.
The air force and regional authorities reported explosions in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and in Odesa, Kropyvnytskyi, Kharkiv, Rivne, Lutsk, Mykolaiv and Sumy.
Ukrenergo, the national electricity transmission operator, said it moved quickly to impose emergency power cuts to manage the impact of the strikes.