Russia has escalated its missile and drone strikes on Ukraine since early October.
A blackout after a Russian missile attack on Ukrainian power infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 31. Photo: Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images, according to a press release from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office Tuesday.
In a meeting, Zelensky told EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson that the damaged infrastructure includes "thermal power plants, combined heat and power plants and hydroelectric power plants," according to theRussia has escalated its missile and drone attacks on Ukraine since early October, causing rolling blackouts throughout the country and promptingUkraine's electric utility, Ukrenergo, warned last month that the country's energy system has suffered more attacks since the...
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