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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Olena Harmash

Russian missiles pound Ukraine's energy system, force power outages

Smog is seen during a shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the front line city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yevhen Titov

Russia unleashed a new wave of missile strikes on energy infrastructure across Ukraine on Friday, causing emergency power outages for millions of people and prompting new calls by Kyiv for Western arms.

Ukraine's air force said Russia had fired 71 cruise missiles, of which 61 were shot down, and explosions were reported by local officials around the country including in the capital Kyiv.

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