Russian military strikes targeted Ukrainian power grid, according to country’s energy minister
The Russian military targeted the Ukrainian power grid, the energy minister, Herman Halushchenko, wrote on his Facebook page. “The enemy continues its terror,” he said.
Halushchenko said energy workers did everything necessary to “minimise negative consequences for the energy system”, promising to release further details on damages once the security situation allows it. Ukraine’s air force reported multiple strike drones launched at Ukraine overnight followed by swarms of cruise missiles in the country’s air space. It said Russia also used air-launched ballistic Kinzhal missiles against Ukraine’s western regions.
Friday’s attack is the latest in a series of such raids that heightened fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity as the winter sets in. Since launching its invasion in February 2022, Russia has relentlessly pummelled Ukraine’s electricity system, resulting in repeated shutdowns of critical heating and drinking water supplies during the bitter winter months in an apparent attempt to break Ukrainian spirits and resolve. Moscow has declared that the attacks were aimed to hobble Ukraine’s defence industry producing missiles, drones, armoured vehicles and artillery among other weapons.
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