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[Korrespondent] 23:08 The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry categorically rejected the accusations that began to be heard from Russian officials of Ukraine’s alleged involvement in the shooting at the Crocus concert hall in Krasnogorsk near Moscow. “We consider such accusations to be a planned provocation by the Kremlin in order to further whip up anti-Ukrainian hysteria in Russian society, create conditions for strengthening the mobilization of Russian citizens to participate in criminal aggression against our state and discredit Ukraine in the eyes of the international community,” the statement said.
22:50 In Zaporozhye, as a result of night rocket attacks, the number of victims increased to 29, including two children, the State Emergency Service reported.
22:12 The GUR stated that the terrorist attack in Moscow is a “planned and conscious provocation of the Russian special services at the direction of Putin,” the purpose of which is to justify even harsher attacks on Ukraine and total mobilization in Russia. “The public execution of people in Moscow should be understood as Putin’s threat to an even greater escalation and expansion of the war. Peskov’s statement about “war”, made shortly before the terrorist attack, is just a false start of a carefully planned Kremlin special operation,” the GUR emphasized.
Intelligence believes that the Kremlin may blame Kyiv for organizing the terrorist attack and use the execution of its citizens as a pretext for even more brutal attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine. “The unimpeded movement of a group of militants with machine guns in the center of Moscow, as well as a lot of other unconditional evidence, indicate that the shooting at Crocus City Hall was organized by Russian special services. International embassies also warned about the preparation of a terrorist attack,” the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense added.
21:34 In the Moscow region, a terrorist attack occurred in Crocus City Hall before the start of a concert by the Picnic group: several armed men in camouflage opened fire and began throwing incendiary bombs. As a result of the terrorist attack, according to preliminary data, about 40 people were killed and about 100 more were injured. A large fire broke out.
Some Russian public pages accused the Ukrainians; Medvedev also admitted the involvement of the “Kyiv regime.” GUR representative Andrei Yusov said in a commentary to the UP that the terrorist attack in the Moscow region is a deliberate provocation of the Putin regime, which the international community warned about. “The Kremlin tyrant began his career with this and wants to end it with the same crimes against his own citizens,” he said. Earlier, on March 8, the US Embassy in Russia and the British Foreign Office warned of possible terrorist attacks in Moscow on the eve of the presidential elections.
Advisor to the head of the OP Mikhail Podolyak said that Ukraine was not involved in the terrorist attack. The White House said there was "no indication that Ukraine or Ukrainians were involved in the shooting." White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby stressed that “at this early stage I would not advise looking for any connection with Ukraine.” Meanwhile, the Russian Freedom Legion also stated that this terrorist attack was organized by the Putin regime. “We have already encountered similar manifestations of the Kremlin dictatorship since Putin’s first days in power and are not surprised by another bloody provocation,” said the Legion fighters.
21:28 The mayor of Kharkov, Igor Terekhov, told the Russian IPSO information from the publication Vverstka that the Russian Federation is allegedly planning mass recruitment into the army and is preparing for covert mobilization to encircle Kharkov.
21:17 Great Britain announced new military aid for Ukraine worth 60 million pounds. Of these, 20 million will go to air defense systems. London will also provide reconnaissance drones, the British Ministry of Defense said.
21:04 Energy holding DTEK lost almost half of its capacity as a result of a massive Russian attack on the Ukrainian energy system, said Dmitry Sakharuk, executive director of the company. According to him, today thermal generation was severely damaged, and there was significant damage at two DTEK stations. Restoring capacity will cost billions of hryvnia, so Ukrainian energy companies will not be able to cope on their own, Sakharuk noted.
19:42 Syrsky said that some troop groups will be reformatted. First of all, we are talking about managerial personnel potential, its competent and rational redistribution. The main goal of these measures is to simplify and maximize the quality and efficiency of management, the commander-in-chief explained.
He called one of his priorities the establishment of a rotation process for personnel of combat brigades. “In addition, it is important to pay more attention to the issues of rest for our soldiers, replenishment of weapons and military equipment and restoration of the combat effectiveness of brigades as a whole. This process has already been launched and will only increase in the future,” Syrsky noted.
19:36 The Russians hit the Odessa region with a ballistic missile - probably Iskander-M. The Southern Defense Forces said the enemy is trying to destroy the region's infrastructure. In the Odessa region, a fire broke out at the site of the impact and was promptly extinguished. No casualties were reported.
19:27 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that “a large amount of ammunition” will be sent to Ukraine in the near future: “Thanks to the initiative of the Czech Republic, a large amount of ammunition will be sent to Ukraine in the near future. In the coming weeks and months, we will continue to do everything possible to support Ukraine , giving priority to artillery and air defense."
19:20 The European Council adopted a resolution in which it strongly condemned Russia’s holding of illegal pseudo-elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The results of such fake “votes” will never be recognized by the leaders of the European Union, the document notes.
19:14 Russian troops fired at the largest Ukrainian hydroelectric power station - DneproGES in Zaporozhye. The station was hit at least eight times, in particular the support and crane beams were damaged. Russia sought to completely disable the hydroelectric power plant, but this did not happen. This is not the first time the station has been blown up during a war. About its significance and consequences of the attack - in the material History of the DneproHES .
18:19 Zelensky said that he had a meeting with Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen. They discussed Russian missile attacks, the need to strengthen Ukrainian air defense, and the prospects for joint production of weapons.
17:54 Zelensky said that he held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters, the only topic discussed was energy. “Headquarters made several closed decisions. But only the decision of our partners to provide a sufficient number of modern air defense systems can truly protect Ukraine. We work every day in this direction,” the president noted.
17:48 As a result of today's massive attack, about 20 substations were damaged, as well as power plants, in particular the DneproHPP, Shmyhal said. However, according to him, the key thing now is that the energy system is intact and operates stably; it was possible to withstand the blow thanks to the additional protection of energy facilities. There is no shortage of capacity and is not currently forecast; it will first take a day to restore power supply to all household consumers.
17:36 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation Vasily Nebenzya said at a meeting of the UN Security Council that the goal of the Russian invasion to “demilitarize” Ukraine has been fulfilled: “Taking into account the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not been fighting with their weapons for a long time, we can say that the goal of our Northern Military District to demilitarize Ukraine itself has been fulfilled "Now the militants survive solely on supplies from NATO countries."
17:32 France and Germany have granted permission to tank manufacturer KNDS to create a branch in Ukraine, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said after negotiations with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. According to him, the branch will produce spare parts and train local personnel.
17:29 The Ministry of Energy reported that the fires at the attacked thermal power plants and hydroelectric power stations have been localized. At the DneproHPP, despite serious damage, power engineers have put some of the equipment into operation, but the station is not yet producing electricity. Inspection of the damage and assessment of the extent of the damage continues.
17:25 American officials called on Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, since this, according to them, could lead to an increase in world oil prices and provoke retaliatory actions. According to the Financial Times, relevant warnings from Washington have been sent more than once by the SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate. About the reaction of representatives of the Ukrainian government, as well as the opinions of experts on the impact of such attacks on world prices - in the material Strange statement from the United States .
17:22 The opposition Russian publication Verstka writes that the Russian Federation allegedly wants to call up 300 thousand people to attack Kharkov. Sources in the “internal political bloc of the Russian Presidential Administration” claim that they do not want to destroy the city like Mariupol, but will try to surround it in order to show their “ability to fight in a civilized manner.”
17:16 Nine more Ukrainian children were returned home, the Presidential Office reported. Qatar acted as a mediator. Five children abducted by Russia returned today. Four of them are from orphanages. Four more children had previously returned from the temporarily occupied territories and had already visited the Center for the Protection of Children's Rights, where they told law enforcement officers about the crimes of the Russians that they had witnessed. In particular, children were forced to go to Russian schools, where they were told that there was no independent state of Ukraine.
17:10 An office of the Register of Damage Caused by Russian Aggression, created under the auspices of the Council of Europe, was opened in Kiev, the Office of the President reports following a meeting between Zelensky and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Maria Pejčinović-Burich and the Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein Dominique Gasler .
16:58 At today’s meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers agreed on the creation of the SBU Aviation Center.
16:47 Lithuania announced the transfer of its anti-drone systems to Ukraine. The country's Ministry of Defense recalled that a long-term plan to support Ukraine has already been developed, providing for a package of military assistance worth 200 million euros for 2024-2026.
16:09 Naftogaz facilities were also attacked tonight, said the head of the company’s board, Alexey Chernyshev. According to him, local damage to gas pipelines and loss of power to facilities were recorded.
16:00 In Semyonovka, Chernihiv region, as a result of three Russian bombs, a cultural center was destroyed and two people were injured, said the head of the OBA Vyacheslav Chaus.
15:57 In Zaporozhye, the number of victims as a result of the night Russian attack has increased to 20, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
15:22 As a result of the night massive shelling of Ukraine by Russian troops, five people were killed and 26 were injured , the National Police reported. More than 100 buildings were damaged, including energy infrastructure facilities. In particular, in the Khmelnitsky region, two people were killed and eight more were injured. In the Zaporozhye region, three civilians were killed, including a nine-year-old child, and another 15 were injured. Among the wounded is a policeman. Two people were wounded in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, and one in the Kharkov region.
As a result of the attacks, Kharkov was temporarily left without electricity, and there was a partial loss of power supply in Khmelnitsky. In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, as a result of shelling, a city hospital and hundreds of residential premises were temporarily left without power.
15:14 In the Novgorod-Seversky district of the Chernihiv region, an enemy drone hit a minibus with civilians - according to preliminary information, three people were injured, said the head of the OVA Vyacheslav Chaus. In addition, three explosions have just occurred in Semyonovka, preliminary – these were KABs.
14:58 In the morning, the Russians attacked the village of Zmievka, Berislavsky district, Kherson region, one person was killed, OVA reported. Over the previous 24 hours, two people were killed and seven were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
14:35 In Zaporozhye, the number of deaths as a result of the night attack has increased to three, 15 people were injured, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
14:32 Over the past two months, Ukraine has received only 10% of the planned financial assistance and none of the military assistance within the framework of Ramstein, said Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishina. According to her, in Europe, forecasts regarding the allocation of American aid are “not very optimistic.”
14:16 Due to the attack on the Dnieper hydroelectric station, a large-scale leak of petroleum products into the Dnieper occurred, the State Environmental Inspectorate reported. Water samples are being taken. The Office of the Prosecutor General reported that eight missiles hit the hydroelectric power station, the damage was very significant.
13:29 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that from March 16 to 22, “in response to shelling of Russian territory, attempts to break through and capture populated areas,” the Russian military carried out 49 “retaliation strikes” against targets in Ukraine.
13:05 Russia is creating a group of more than 100 thousand soldiers, and there is a possibility that at the beginning of summer the enemy will launch a new offensive in one of the directions, said the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Pavlyuk. “Russian plans are not fully known to us. We only know that they are creating a group of over 100 thousand. It is not necessary that this will be an offensive, perhaps they will replenish their units that are losing their combat effectiveness,” he added.
13:01 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, as a result of a night attack, coal mining enterprises were left without power, 1060 miners were at work. Backup power supplies were used for the evacuation, and there were no casualties, DTEK reported.
12:49 The Zaporozhye regional prosecutor’s office showed the consequences of a missile attack on the Dnieper hydroelectric station:
12:27 In Kharkov, sirens are not working due to a power outage, OVA warned. Air raid alerts will be sent to mobile phones. Also, the State Emergency Service and the police will drive through the streets with loudspeakers.
12:23 China wants both Ukraine and Russia to participate on equal terms at the international peace conference, said Li Hui, the PRC’s special envoy for Eurasian affairs. According to him, Beijing is ready to accept everything that will contribute to de-escalation and negotiations.
12:20 In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, a fire at a critical infrastructure facility covering an area of about 900 square meters was extinguished. m. According to preliminary data, two people were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.
12:17 Ukrainian power engineers have resumed operation of the external overhead line VL-750kV Dneprovskaya, which was damaged this morning during a missile attack, Energoatom reported. Now the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant is again connected to the unified energy system of Ukraine by two power transmission lines.
12:15 According to preliminary data, when attacking Kharkov and the region, the enemy used at least 18 S-300 and Iskander missiles. An employee of one of the region's energy enterprises was injured, the prosecutor's office reported. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, this is the largest simultaneous enemy missile attack on the power grid facilities of the Kharkov region.
12:13 Peskov said that Russia is now in a state of war: “We are in a state of war. Yes, it started as a special military operation, but as soon as this group was formed there, when the collective West became a participant in this on the side of Ukraine, for us "This has already become a war. I am convinced of this. And everyone must understand this for their internal mobilization."
According to the Kremlin speaker, Russia will continue to act “so that Ukraine’s military potential cannot threaten the security of its citizens and territory.” In addition, Russia “needs to liberate the territories of new regions, reach the borders and push back the enemy.”
11:27 DTEK reported that two power engineers were injured as a result of a night attack on a thermal power plant.
11:16 A potential decision by any NATO country to deploy its military contingent in Ukraine affects the interests of all allies, so such decisions require consultations between them, said the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, in an interview with ArmyInform. At the same time, he emphasized that the Alliance countries are prepared for a potential direct clash with Russia.
11:12 Currently, one person is known to have died as a result of the shelling of the Dnieper hydroelectric station, the prosecutor’s office reported.
11:07 There are problems with light and water in the Dnieper. The mayor of the city, Boris Filatov, asks residents to stock up on a small supply of water. According to him, the city water utility must eliminate the consequences and resume water supply by 21:00.
11:03 As a result of a night missile attack, dozens of energy system facilities were damaged: thermal and hydroelectric power plants, Ukrenergo main networks, and oblenergo networks. The most difficult situation is in the Kharkov, Odessa, Kirovograd, and Dnepropetrovsk regions, Ukrenergo reported. At the same time, the company emphasized that the energy system has maintained its integrity.
Electricity consumption is limited in seven regions: Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovograd, Odessa, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkov. The Ukrainian energy system receives emergency assistance from Romania, Slovakia and Poland.
10:59 In Zaporozhye, the number of victims as a result of the enemy attack has increased to ten people, three more are considered missing. Search and rescue operations are continuing at one of the impact sites in the private sector, said Ivan Fedorov, head of the OSA.
10:36 On the night of March 22, the Russian army launched a new massive attack on Ukraine. The main target of the enemy attack is Ukrainian energy. The occupiers even hit the Dnieper hydroelectric power station in Zaporozhye. In a number of areas, emergency power outages have been introduced, trains are delayed, and there are also interruptions in the Internet. The general situation in the country is in the material On the threshold of disaster .
10:18 In Zaporozhye there were two direct hits on the DneproHPP - HPP-1 and HPP-2. It is not yet known whether it will be possible to restore GES-2, since it is seriously damaged. One support was also hit and crane beams were broken, said Ukrhydroenergo director Igor Sirota. According to him, the machine room and electrical equipment will have to be completely restored.
09:44 In Khmelnitsky, as of now, two people are killed and at least eight wounded as a result of the Russian attack, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
09:42 During the night attack, the enemy fired almost 20 missiles at Zaporozhye, hitting exclusively civilian targets. Currently, one death and eight wounded are known, at least two people are missing, said the head of the OBA, Ivan Fedorov. Infrastructure facilities were destroyed and damaged, and road traffic at the hydroelectric dam was blocked. At least ten private and more than 40 multi-storey buildings were also damaged.
09:21 For the first time since the start of a full-scale war, the highest military leader of NATO, the head of the Alliance Military Committee, Rob Bauer, visited Kiev. The results of his visit can be found in the NATO material for mobilization .
09:13 During the night attack, the Russian Federation used 151 air attack weapons, and managed to destroy 92 air targets , said Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk.
In particular, the enemy used:
- 63 attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type (launch area - Primorsko-Akhtarsk);
- 12 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (Belgorod region, Crimea);
- 40 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles (from 13 Tu-95MS strategic bombers - Caspian Sea waters);
- five Kh-22 cruise missiles (from five Tu-22M3 bombers - Rostov region);
- seven Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles (with ten MiG-31K - Tambov region);
- two X-59 guided aircraft missiles (from two Su-30/Su-34 - occupied Zaporozhye region);
- 22 anti-aircraft guided missiles S-300/S-400 (Belgorod, Kursk regions).
Air defense destroyed:
- 55 attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type;
- 35 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles;
- two X-59 guided aircraft missiles.
09:04 In the Odessa region, energy facilities were damaged as a result of a night attack. By order of Ukrenergo, stabilization shutdowns have been partially introduced in Odessa. Currently, 53 thousand subscribers are without power, said Oleg Kiper, head of OVA.
09:02 In the Khmelnitsky region, as a result of a Russian attack, critical infrastructure facilities and residential buildings were damaged. One person died, there are also wounded, people are being searched under the rubble, the OVA reported.
08:59 During the night attack, Russia used more than 60 suicide bombers and about 90 missiles of various types , Zelensky said. “Russian missiles do not have delays, like aid packages for our state. The “martyrs” do not have indecision, like some politicians. It is important to understand the cost of delays and deferred decisions. Patriot systems must protect Kharkov and Zaporozhye; air defense is needed to protect people and infrastructure , houses and dams. Partners know exactly what is needed. They can definitely support. These solutions are needed,” the president emphasized.
08:55 The morning attack on the energy system of Ukraine was the largest of all time , it is characterized by the use of combined weapons. The attack was carried out in different regions of Ukraine, at thermal and hydroelectric power plants, as well as at main substations managed by Ukrenergo, said the head of Ukrenergo Vladimir Kudrytsky.
According to him, there is damage to energy facilities in many regions, especially in Kharkov, where the scale of damage is greatest. The enemy tried to hit various objects of the energy system - generation, high-voltage substations, substations of distribution operators. Kudritsky also noted that there are restrictions on energy supply in different regions of Ukraine, mainly on the left bank of the Dnieper.
“I emphasize that these are controlled restrictions so that the system works holistically. Most of the questions are about the status of damage to the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station: so far there is no risk of a dam breaking, the status of the damage is being clarified and will be finally clear in a few hours,” the head of Ukrenergo noted.
08:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 22:
- personnel - about 434,710 (+870) people,
- tanks - 6840 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 13,111 (+37),
- artillery systems - 10 775 (+35),
- MLRS - 1018 (+0),
- air defense systems - 723 (+2),
- aircraft - 347 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 8388 (+23),
- cruise missiles - 1953 (+31),
- ships/boats - 26 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 14,287 (+45),
- special equipment - 1749 (+8).
08:46 The first ten Ukrainian pilots have completed basic training in Britain to fly F-16 fighters, the British government announced. Now they will have to undergo advanced training courses conducted by the French Air Force.
08:42 Over the past 24 hours, 74 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the enemy tried 25 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of Krasnogorovka, Novomikhailovka, Vodyanoye, Urozhaynoye, Donetsk region. Another 15 attacks were repulsed in the Bakhmut direction (in the Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region) and 11 in the Limansky direction (in the Belogorivka districts of the Lugansk region and Ternov, Sporny, Vesely, Razdolovka of the Donetsk region).
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy made two unsuccessful assaults on the positions of the Defense Forces in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region. In the Avdeevsky direction, five enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of Berdychi, Semenovka, Tonenky, Pervomaisky of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - eight attacks in the districts of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Kherson direction.
08:37 Ukrzaliznytsia reported that as a result of night shelling there are several areas without power, backup power circuits and diesel locomotives are involved, all trains continue to move. In particular, in the Kharkov hub, the movement of all trains, including high-speed electric trains Hyundai Rotem, will be carried out by diesel traction. Kharkov station has been switched to backup power.
08:29 The United States called on Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, the Financial Times writes, citing sources. Washington fears that attacks on Russian energy infrastructure could increase world oil prices and provoke “retaliatory measures”—Russian strikes on the energy infrastructure that the West relies on.
08:24 In the Kirovograd region, a business building was damaged as a result of a night attack; no information was received about casualties. A schedule of emergency power outages has been introduced in the region to maintain balance in the energy system of Ukraine, said the head of the OVA, Andrei Raikovich.
08:05 The Russians launched a missile attack on the largest hydroelectric power station in Ukraine - the DneproHPP in Zaporozhye , Ukrhydroenergo reported. There is currently a fire at the station. There is no threat of a breakthrough, the situation at the dam is under control.
07:53 In the Nikolaev region, as a result of an enemy attack, an energy infrastructure facility was damaged, there were no casualties, said the head of the OBA Vitaly Kim. He also said that as a result of yesterday’s ballistic missile strike on an industrial infrastructure facility in Nikolaev, one person was killed and ten were injured.
07:44 The enemy attacked the Ivano-Frankivsk region with both suicide bombs and missiles; there was a hit on a critical infrastructure facility. According to preliminary information, one person was injured, no power supply interruptions were recorded, said Svetlana Onischuk, head of the State Agency for Internal Affairs.
07:40 In the Poltava region, preventive shutdowns of substations have been applied and a schedule of emergency shutdowns has been introduced for all ten lines, said the head of OVA Philip Pronin. The roofs of three private houses in the Mirgorod district were damaged by debris.
07:32 In the Sumy region, as a result of missile attacks on energy system facilities, emergency shutdown schedules were temporarily introduced in the settlements of the Sumy, Konotop and Shostkinsky districts, the OVA reported.
07:26 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, as a result of the attack, energy facilities in the Dnieper, Krivoy Rog, Pavlograd and Kamensky regions were damaged. Houses were damaged by the blast wave, and there were interruptions in electricity and water supply. Shutdown schedules have been introduced, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
07:21 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that eight RM-70 Vampire missiles were allegedly destroyed in the air over the Belgorod region.
07:18 A Russian drone hit an energy infrastructure facility in the Stryisky district of the Lviv region. A fire has started and rescuers are now putting it out. There was no information about casualties, said the head of the OVA, Maxim Kozitsky.
07:15 The Russians launched 12 missile strikes in Zaporozhye, said the head of the OBA, Ivan Fedorov. Preliminarily, seven houses were destroyed and 35 were damaged. There are wounded, the number of casualties is being determined.
07:11 Energoatom reported that the Zaporozhye NPP is again on the verge of a blackout - during a massive missile attack, the external overhead line PL-750kV Dneprovskaya was switched off. It unites the occupied nuclear power plant with the unified energy system of Ukraine. Currently, the Zaporozhye NPP is connected to the Ukrainian energy system via the 330 kV power transmission line Zaporozhye Thermal Power Plant - Ferrosplavnaya, which was repaired only last week by Ukrainian power engineers after another Russian shelling.
07:06 In Khmelnitsky there is damage to infrastructure and residential buildings. There are dead and injured civilians, said the mayor of the city, Alexander Simchishin.
07:04 In the Vinnytsia region, the enemy used hybrid tactics of UAVs and cruise missiles, there was a hit on a critical infrastructure facility, said the head of the OVA Sergei Borzov.
06:58 Now the enemy is carrying out the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times , said Energy Minister German Galushchenko. Impacts and damage to generation facilities, transmission and distribution systems in various areas were recorded. Due to the shelling, one of the power lines supplying the Zaporizhia NPP was also de-energized. There are power outages in some regions.
05:15 In Kharkov, the Russians carried out more than 15 strikes on energy facilities, the city was virtually completely de-energized, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.