energy facilities damaged by Russian night strikes, kyiv says

A nighttime attack by Russian drones damaged electrical installations in central and western Ukraine, leading to further power outages, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry reported on Wednesday (June 19). These strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure come as the authorities have announced more frequent restrictions to alleviate a network significantly weakened by Russian attacks.

“The enemy hit an electrical installation in the center of the country, supply restrictions were put in place”, explained the Ministry of Energy on Telegram. In the Lviv region, located in the west, equipment and power lines were also damaged during this night attack, the ministry said. For his part, the commander of the air force, Mykola Oleshchouk, explained on Wednesday that “21 Shahed-131/136 attack drones” had been launched into the country during the night. This attack injured a 70-year-old man in the Lviv region, but his life is not in danger, according to the authorities in the area.