Air strikes on energy facilities
Russia seriously damages four thermal power plants
April 27, 2024, 10:15 a.m
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Russia fires dozens of rockets into Ukraine again during the night. Energy systems are primarily targeted. However, the Russian attacks also hit a hospital in the city of Kharkiv, which has been repeatedly shelled.
Russia has hit Ukraine with new massive missile attacks. The air force in Kiev reports that Russia attacked with a total of 34 rockets and cruise missiles of various types. As a result, 21 of them were shot down. It is said that the attacks came from the air, the Black Sea and the ground.
According to the Ukrainian energy company DTEK, four thermal power plants were severely damaged in the attacks. It is said that people were also injured. “They will get the help they need.” Workers are currently trying to repair the damage, the company said.
The Ukrainian military had previously issued a nationwide air alert. According to the Energy Ministry in Kiev, the air strikes primarily targeted energy facilities. Attacks were reported in Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. According to authorities, two energy facilities were hit in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russian shelling hits hospital
The authorities also reported several explosions again in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been repeatedly shelled and is not far from the Russian border. It is said that the grounds of a hospital were hit by Russian shelling. There was damage to the buildings due to the pressure wave, and some windows were broken. A patient was injured in her bed. Authorities also released images of the damage.
Russia, which has been bringing death and destruction to the neighboring country with its war of aggression against Ukraine for more than two years, has also been the target of attacks again. Russian air defense announced that 66 drones had been intercepted and destroyed by the Ukrainian side in the Krasnodar region. The local authorities said that a fire also damaged the equipment of an oil processing company in the region. Nobody was injured. The Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, once again reported the shooting down of two drones. The information cannot be verified.