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War in Ukraine: Russian strikes intensify and target energy sites
War in Ukraine: Russian strikes intensify and target energy sites
(franceinfo)
The Ukrainian Tripilska power plant was destroyed by a Russian strike on the night of Wednesday April 10 to Thursday April 11. kyiv wants to benefit from more anti-aircraft defenses.
One of Ukraine’s largest power plants has gone up in smoke. On the night of Wednesday April 10 to Thursday April 11, a Russian strike completely destroyed the Tripilska power station, south of the capital kyiv. More than 40 missiles and 40 suicide drones fell across the country overnight. In Mykolaiv, in southern Ukraine, a strike left two dead and four injured.
“Air defense is priority number one,” says Volodymyr Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky, traveling to Lithuania, insisted on the urgency of providing his country with anti-aircraft defenses. “We were attacked again (…). Once again, Kharkiv, Odessa, Zaporizhia and the kyiv region were targeted. And that’s why for us, anti-aircraft defense is priority number one.“For several weeks, the Russian army has intensified its strikes and targeted cities. The Russians are mainly targeting energy sites, with the aim of plunging the Ukrainians into darkness and exhausting them.
