Russia Missile on Ukrainian Energy Sites: Ukrainian officials reported on Saturday that Russia had fired a barrage of 100 missiles and drones against Ukraine overnight, targeting energy infrastructure all around the nation.
Throughout the two-year conflict, Russia has attacked Ukraine’s power plants from the air hundreds of times, causing substantial damage and electricity shortages as Ukraine’s beleaguered air defenses try to fend off the waves of missiles and drones.
The air force claimed to have shot down all but one of the enemy’s 47 attack drones and 53 different types of missiles, of which it shot down 35.
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As per Economic Times, the DTEK operator stated that the attack had damaged two thermal power plants, but he did not say which ones.
It was yet another incredibly challenging evening for the energy sector in Ukraine. The enemy attacked two of our thermal power stations. The corporation posted a statement on Telegram stating that the equipment had sustained catastrophic damage.
It further stated that since mid-March, this was the sixth significant attack on DTEK thermal power plants.
According to German Galushchenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, Russia has targeted locations in five districts: Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovograd, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Zaporizhzhia. These territories range from close to the country’s eastern frontlines to its western border with the European Union.
The ministry issued a warning, stating that due to the attacks, power limitations were probably in place on Saturday night.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his demand for additional air defense systems and claimed that Moscow was attempting to “exploit” a lack of “determination” among Ukraine’s important Western allies.
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“Russia’s main goal is to normalize terror, to exploit the lack of sufficient air defense and determination of Ukraine’s partners,” he said in a social media post.
“This is a test of humanity and determination for the free world. Either we pass this test together, or the world will plunge into even greater destabilization and chaos,” he added.
