Russia's latest strikes are reminiscent of those on critical infrastructure last year, and while Ukraine now has better defences, it still faces a huge challenge.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strikes and called for more support from Western allies.Russia pounded energy facilities across Ukraine in its biggest missile attack for weeks, firing what Ukrainian officials saw as the first salvo in a new air campaign against the national power grid.
"Winter is coming. Tonight renews missile attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure," MP Andrii Osadchuk wrote on platform X, formally known as Twitter.Grid operator Ukrenergo said it was the first Russian attack on power infrastructure in six months, and reported damage to facilities in western and central regions.
Ukraine has been racing to repair infrastructure after the attacks last winter damaged nearly half its energy system and forced grid operators to impose regular rolling power cuts. Biden was set to announce a new US$325 million military aid package for Kyiv, which was expected to include a second tranche of cluster munitions fired by a 155-millimetre howitzer cannon.
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