Russia launched a new attack “massive” missiles against Ukraine during the night of Friday April 26 to Saturday April 27, said the Ukrainian Air Force, Saturday April 27. Moscow fired 34 missiles, 21 of which were shot down, she said, adding that energy sites were targeted in three regions. “The enemy has again attacked the country’s energy infrastructure”the Ukrainian Energy Minister wrote on Facebook, citing “damage” on installations in Dnipropetrovsk (central-east), Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv (West). In a press release, the Ukrainian private operator DTEK announced that four of its thermal power plants were “severely damaged”. Follow our live stream.
Two injured overnight in Ukraine. An 82-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man were injured, the first by an artillery bombardment in the Nikopol district (center) and the second by a Russian strike against energy infrastructure in the neighboring Kryvorizka district, said on Telegram the president of the defense council of Kryvyï Rig.
Call for restriction. In the Lviv region (west), the governor called on Telegram residents to refrain from using equipment at the end of the day and beginning of the evening that consumes a lot of electricity, for example kettles, irons, microwave ovens or washing machines to preserve the electricity supply.
Russia says it has shot down 68 Ukrainian drones. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 66 of these drones were shot down over the Krasnodar Territory, and the other two on the Crimean Peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014. This drone attack carried out by Ukraine is among the most important to date.