Massive Russian Attack Cuts Power to 1 Million in Ukraine
Russian forces have carried out major attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving at least a million people without power in three regions of the country’s west, local officials say.
The governors of the three regions reported via Telegram that the attacks resulted in power outages for 523,000 people in the Lviv region, about 215,000 people in the Volyn region, and more than 280,000 people in the Rivne region.
Earlier, Ukrainian officials said Russia launched a massive attack on Thursday using missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s power grid.
The attacks come amid growing concerns that Moscow aims to destroy Ukraine’s power generation capacity before winter sets in.
In a Facebook post, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko confirmed that the attacks targeted energy facilities across Ukraine, causing sudden power outages in many areas.
Explosions were also reported in a number of Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and Lutsk, as well as other areas in the west and center of the country.
For his part, the Director of the Office of the Ukrainian President, Andriy Yermak, confirmed via Telegram that Russia has stockpiled missiles with the aim of destroying Ukrainian infrastructure, noting that these attacks come at a sensitive time, with the beginning of the cold season.
In the Volyn region of northern Ukraine, local officials reported that electricity supplies were severely limited as a result of Russian attacks.
