Russian forces attacked power generation and transmission facilities in six of Ukraine’s oblasts on the night of 8 May.
According to the Ministry of Energy Infrastructure, Russia hit its facilities in Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Vinnytsia, the Ministry of Energy reported.
Herman Halushchenko, the Minister of Energy, said “The enemy [Russians – ed.] does not abandon plans to deprive Ukrainians of light. Economic use of electricity is the contribution of each of us to victory.”
In Kirovohrad Oblast, an 8-year-old child was injured, and 13 private houses and almost three dozen garages were damaged, Governor Andrii Raikovych reported.
Lviv Oblast Head Maksym Kozytskyi said Russia attacked two critical energy infrastructure facilities in the oblast. At about 5 am, they hit a power generation facility in the Chervonohrad and Stryi districts with cruise missiles.
During the second air alert at about 6:30 am, Russian forces attacked the Lviv Oblast with Kinzhal missiles. Critical and residential infrastructure was not damaged. There were reportedly injured as of 8 am.
In Kyiv Oblast, debris fell in four districts. There were two injured.
Russia has intensified its missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy and electricity infrastructure in 2023-2024.
The latest drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure objects have inflicted over $1 billion in losses to the country’s energy system, said Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with Foreign Policy that Russian ballistic missile strikes damaged half of Ukraine’s energy system.
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