Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure was extensively damaged on Saturday as Russian troops delivered another large-scale wave of missile strikes, leaving 1.5 million or more people temporarily without power.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had launched a “massive attack” overnight, with some 36 missiles fired, most of them intercepted but some that hit their marks.
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is nearing the eight-month mark, and in the past two weeks has been marked by increased targeting of civilian structures including power and heating facilities, as the Kremlin looks to leave millions of people without electricity heading into winter.
