Russia, Ukraine target each other’s energy sector
Al Jazeera
Moscow has renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities, drawing retaliatory attacks on refineries by Kyiv.
Russia and Ukraine renewed attacks on energy infrastructure overnight, damaging plants and causing fires, officials from the warring countries said.
The Ukrainian army said in its regular situational update on Saturday that Russia has hit Ukraine with a “massive missile attack”. Energy Minister German Galushchenko also said in a Facebook post that the “enemy” had again attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
“In particular, facilities in Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Lviv regions were attacked. There is damage to equipment,” he said.
The DTEK power operator said equipment at four thermal power plants was “severely damaged” in the overnight strikes.
State electricity operator Ukrenergo added it had disconnected its main overhead power line in the west of the country as a preventive measure.
