Blackouts in Ukraine as Russia targets power grid

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Posted on 11/17/2024 6:06:14 AM PST by marcusmaximus

A “massive” Russian missile and drone attack has targeted power infrastructure across Ukraine, the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

It is the largest coordinated assault since early September, with reports of multiple explosions across the country, according to authorities and local media.

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Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, said the latest Russian attacks caused “significant damage” to its thermal energy plants.

It was the eighth large-scale attack on its energy facilities this year, the company said in a statement, adding that its plants had been targeted more than 190 times since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Ukrainian officials fear it could signal another concerted Russian attempt to deplete the power grid as winter arrives.

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