Russian attacks with missiles and drones hit thermal and hydroelectric plants in central and western Ukraine, the electrical grid operator Ukrenergo reported on Friday, March 29, referring to the most recent attack against the country's electrical infrastructure, a system that already It was damaged.
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal stated this Friday, March 29, that Ukraine's energy system remains intact after the Russian attacks, but warned that the situation is very difficult.
“During the night (Thursday, March 28), the Russian Army again attacked energy facilities in a massive and combined offensive,” the Ukrenergo company said on the Telegram messaging network.
“Thermal and hydroelectric power plants in the central and western regions were damaged,” he added.
Russian forces had attacked infrastructure in the Kamianské district, near the city of Dnipro, regional officials said. At least one person was injured, they added.
Ukrainian Energy Minister Germán Galushchenko also said that the Russian attacks hit electrical installations in the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Cherkasy regions.
“Electricity production facilities were targeted by drones and missiles,” Gelushchenko said on Facebook.
Prime Minister Denys Shmihal later confirmed in a statement that energy facilities in six Ukrainian regions had been attacked. He stated that Ukraine needs more air defense systems to secure critical infrastructure and protect the population.
The Ukrainian military said, for its part, that the air force had destroyed 58 attack drones launched by Russia during the night out of a total of 60, along with 26 of 39 missiles.
“The enemy launched a powerful air and missile attack against Ukraine's fuel and energy sector, using various types of missiles and attack drones,” the commander said.
Explosions were also heard in the Ivano-Frankivsk and Khmelnytskyi regions, as well as in the city of Dnipro, when Russian cruise missiles were sighted in Ukrainian airspace.
DTEK and Naftogaz claim their facilities were attacked
The largest private electricity company, DTEK, declared that its three thermal power plants had been attacked.
“The equipment suffered serious damage,” he declared on Telegram. “Once the attack was over, power engineers quickly began repairing the damage.”
This week DTEK lost about half of its capacity following Russian missile and drone attacks, according to Ukrainian energy distributor Yasno.
For its part, the Ukrainian state oil and gas company Naftogaz also claimed that its facilities had been attacked on Friday morning.
“The Russian attacks targeted the facilities of the Naftogaz group, but no serious damage was caused,” it said in a statement, without giving further details.
With Reuters
This text was adapted from its original in English.
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