According to the Ukrainian energy minister, Russia launched a massive aerial strike against Ukraine on Wednesday, prompting the nation to implement preventative power outages.
Herman Halushchenko commented on Facebook that the enemy is still frightening Ukrainians and that citizens should remain indoors during air raid alarms and pay attention to official information.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Moscow launched around 40 missiles, of which at least 30 were shot down. He also stated that the attack involved roughly 70 strike drones. The number of people intercepted is still unknown.
Emergency power outages were recorded in the regions of Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kirovohrad by the state energy provider Ukrenergo.
The incident occurs one day after the Russian Defense Ministry said in an online post that it will not be ignored after accusing Ukraine of launching several Western-made missiles toward Russia’s Bryansk region on the Ukrainian border. The attack has not been confirmed by Kyiv.
But throughout the nearly three-year conflict, Russian soldiers have repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure, leaving the nation in the dark and exhausted during the winter.
Additionally, the strike on Wednesday has made the strain on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure much worse.
“Russia’s objective is still our energy infrastructure, even though it is the middle of winter,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram after the incident.
He called on Western allies to give Ukraine more air defense munitions, stressing that pledges have been made but not yet fulfilled.
According to Andrii Sadovyi, the mayor of the city, Russian forces launched missile attacks early on Wednesday that targeted energy facilities in the western Lviv region.
According to him, enemy cruise missiles were spotted in the area during the morning raid.
According to Maksym Kozytskyi, regional head of Lviv, Russia struck and destroyed two infrastructure facilities near Drohobych and Stryi. He noted that there were no recorded casualties.
Russia launched several missile groups during a nationwide air-raid alert, which Ukraine’s air force detected, however first reports showed no damage. According to reports, Russia launched a massive ballistic and cruise missile attack on portions of Ukraine on Wednesday, focusing on energy production and forcing authorities to turn off the electricity grid in certain places despite the bitterly cold winter weather.
Russia started an attack on vital gas and energy infrastructure facilities that support Ukraine’s military industrial complex, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The target locations and other specifics were not provided.
The bombardment followed the Russian Defense Ministry’s pledge to use several missiles supplied by the West to retaliate for what it claimed was an attack on Russian territory.
Although Kyiv has not acknowledged the attack, it stated on Tuesday that it used missiles and drones to launch an attack that extended almost 1,100 kilometers (nearly 700 miles) into Russia, hitting an oil refinery, a fuel storage depot, a chemical plant that produces munitions, and two anti-aircraft missile systems.
The nearly three-year conflict has been characterized by long-range attacks, with the army fighting an attrition-based battle along the front line that stretches over 600 miles from northeast to southern Ukraine. Although it has been gradual and expensive, Russia has made strides in the last 12 months.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched a nocturnal attack on Ukraine using 74 drones and 43 missiles. According to the report, 27 drones missed their objective and 30 missiles and 47 drones were shot down.
From the Lviv region in western Ukraine, close to Poland, to Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, which borders Russia, the Russian missiles were looking for targets. Six regions experienced emergency power disruptions, according to Ukrenergo, the state energy utility. As a precaution, it frequently stops production during attacks.
Ukrainians are still being terrorized by the adversary, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko posted on Facebook.
In an attempt to undermine Ukrainian morale, Russia has made several attempts to destroy Ukraine’s electrical system, depriving the nation of running water, heat, and electricity. The attacks also aimed to interfere with Ukraine’s defense production sector.
Although output has been weakened by the bombardments, Ukrainian officials are working to restore their electricity generating following the invasion. Ukraine’s reconstruction has been aided by Western allies.
“Russia’s objective is still our energy infrastructure, even though it is the middle of winter,” Zelenskyy stated on Telegram.
He emphasized that although promises have been made, they have not yet been fully fulfilled and encouraged Western allies to expedite the delivery of promised air defense weaponry to Ukraine.