Russia Launches Large-Scale Airstrikes on Ukraine's Energy Facilities... Power Grid Under Pressure
One Day Before Victory Day of World War II
Russia Conducts Bombing Targeting Power Generation and Transmission Facilities
On the 8th (local time), a day before Russia's Victory Day marking the end of World War II, Russia carried out a large-scale bombing targeting power generation and transmission facilities to pressure Ukraine's power grid.
According to The Guardian and other sources, Ukraine's Ministry of Energy reported that from the previous night until the morning of the 8th, Russian forces conducted airstrikes on power generation and transmission facilities in six regions: Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Vinnytsia.
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The Ministry of Energy warned that due to the impact of the airstrikes, industrial electricity supply could be limited from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the same day. They also appealed to save electricity during peak hours from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Ministry explained, "This is to operate the damaged energy system stably and to avoid restricting electricity use for household consumers."
Herman Halushchenko, Minister of Energy, posted on Telegram, calling it "another large-scale attack on our energy industry," and Ihor Klymenko, Minister of Internal Affairs, reported that two people were injured in the Kyiv region and one person in Kirovohrad due to the airstrikes.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated that overnight, out of a total of 76 projectiles launched by Russian forces?including 55 cruise and guided missiles and 21 attack drones?59 were shot down.
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Last year, Russia also intensified offensives in battlegrounds such as Bakhmut ahead of Victory Day. On May 8, 1948, the Allied forces including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union (the predecessor of Russia) accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, one of the Axis powers that started World War II. Due to time zone differences, Russia commemorates Victory Day on May 9, one day later.
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