Russia continued intensified airstrikes Sunday on Ukraines energy infrastructure killing two people and downing power plants that will take months t
Russia continued intensified airstrikes Sunday on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure killing two people and downing power plants that will take months to be restored.
A Russian cruise missile strike on Ukraine’s western Lviv region killed a man, destroyed a building and sparked a fire, while in the Kharkiv region, a 19-year-old was killed when a projectile hit a gas station, officials said.
Russia launched 16 missiles and 11 drones across Ukraine in overnight air attacks, Ukraine’s air force said Sunday morning.
In a statement on Telegram, the air force said it had managed to down nine of the drones and nine of the missiles. It did not identify their targets.
Hundreds of thousands in Ukraine’s Odesa region were left without power Sunday, after debris from a downed Russian drone caused a blaze at an energy facility, Gov. Oleh Kiper said. Some 170,000 homes suffered power outages due to the attack, said Ukraine’s largest private electricity operator, DTEK.
DTEK, said Saturday that five of its six plants had been damaged or destroyed with 80% of its generating capacity lost, and that repairs could take up to 18 months.
For over a week, Russia has escalated airstrikes against Ukrainian energy facilities, causing significant damage and threatening Ukrainians with a repeat of blackouts they experienced during the first winter of the full-scale war.
Ukraine Says Russia’s Attacks Are Threatening Energy Security
Zelenskyy — Easter message
In a message Sunday marking the date when some of Ukraine’s Christians celebrate Easter, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the country to persevere.
«There is not a day or night right now when Russian terror does not try to shatter our lives. Last night, we once again saw rockets and Shaheds [drones] launched against our people,» he said.
