Russia pounds Ukraine’s energy sector, Kyiv urges more air defence assistance

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Russia pounds Ukraine’s energy sector, Kyiv urges more air defence assistance
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The sixth major Russian air attack on the Ukrainian power sector since March damaged energy facilities in the east, center, and west, the national grid operator Ukrenergo says

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Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 35 of 53 Russian missiles and 46 of 47 attack drones used for the strikes, which pile more pressure on Ukraine’s hobbled energy system as the“Russia’s main goal is to normalize terror, to use the lack of sufficient air defence and determination of Ukraine’s partners,” Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app.

Air alerts lasted for more than three hours across the regions with many people rushing for shelters in the middle of the night. Russia’s defence ministry has said it is striking Ukraine’s military-industrial complex and energy facilities in retaliation for Kyiv’s strikes on Russian energy facilities.

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