June 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 hospitalized in Zaporizhzhia.
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 second large strike this week. The air alerts in Ukrainian regions lasted for several hours in the middle of the night.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyyhas said half of his country’s electricity-generating capacity has been destroyed by Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector that have intensified since March.
The attacks on Ukraine’s energy stations were in retaliation for Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory, Moscow has previously said.
mf/rm (Reuters, AP, AFP, dpa)
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