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Ukraine and Russia traded attacks on their energy grids, with Ukraine getting the worst of it by far.
Russia launched what is likely its largest attack since the war began overnight on Friday, launching missiles and drones that targeted the electric grid, hitting at least four cities and leaving more than a million people without power.
The attack targeted power supplies in several cities, including Kharkiv in the east, Odesa on the coast, and Kryvyi Rih in the center.
Meanwhile, Ukraine hit an oil refinery in the Samara region near Belgorod. And a drone attack on another refinery in the region, Novokuibyshevsk, “was repelled without damaging the technological equipment,” according to Governor of Samara Dmitry Azarov.
As for Ukraine, their biggest concern was the hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River, which was damaged in the attack.
Ihor Syrota, chief executive of Ukrhydroenergo, the site’s operator, said both electricity generating plants there had suffered massive damage and that it was unclear when or if the plants would be able to resume operations.
