1 dead as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
- Thousands in the Odesa region were temporarily left without power after debris from a downed Russian drone caused a blaze at an energy facility, officials said
- Ukrainian energy company Centrenergo said the Zmiiv Thermal Power Plant, one of the largest in the eastern Kharkiv region, was completely destroyed in a March attack
A Russian cruise missile strike on infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Lviv region killed one man, officials said on Sunday.
The attack destroyed a building and sparked a fire, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi wrote on social media app Telegram. He said that rescue operations were ongoing.
Meanwhile, thousands in Ukraine’s Odesa region were temporarily left without power on Sunday after debris from a downed Russian drone caused a blaze at an energy facility, Governor Oleh Kiper said.
Some 170,000 homes were left with temporary power outages as a result of the attack, said Ukraine’s largest private electricity operator, DTEK.
The Ukrainian air force said that it shot down nine of the 11 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, as well as nine out of 14 cruise missiles.
Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in recent days, causing significant damage in several regions.