Russia Hits Ukraine’s Power Grid with Massive Missile and Drone Attack

Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure using missiles and drones in the early morning hours of Thursday, November 28. The attacks targeted energy facilities across the country. pushing UkrenergoNational energy operator to implement emergency power cuts.

Ukraine’s energy grid has been a frequent target since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, while Kiev accuses Moscow of using “terrorist” tactics to plunge cities into darkness and prevent civilians from keeping warm during the winter months.

The latest overnight attacks follow two weeks of intense escalation, with both sides deploying new weapons to gain an advantage ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president in January.

Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko confirmed this strikes aimed to disrupt order Power supply of Ukraine in winter.

The air force said a number of Russian cruise missiles and attack aircraft were heading towards cities across the country, including the capital Kiev and western regions such as Lviv, Khmelnytskyi and Ivano-Frankivsk.

The strikes caused major disruptions in Ukraine. hit multiple zones and paralyzing vital infrastructure.

While debris from explosions fell into open areas in Kiev, a civilian organization in the Kievsky District of Kharkiv was targeted.

A school, hospital, high-rise buildings and water facilities were seriously damaged in Shostka, Sumy region.

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Vinnytsia and Odessa region reported damage to private residences. Explosions were also heard in the Zhytomyr, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

Thick smoke following a series of explosions in Rivne left more than 280,000 residents without electricity and disrupted water supplies.

In the Volyn city of Lutsk, power outages halted electric transport, and in Mykolaiv, power outages forced schools, trams and trolleybuses to close. The attacks left many regions without electricity and water supplies were also affected as the country prepared for winter.

The power grid in the western Lviv region was also heavily damaged.

“I’m not expecting good news on electricity; everything makes sense.” wrote Nikolaevskyi Vaniok is Ukraine’s largest viewing Telegram channel.

Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andrii Yermak, He told about the attacks He accused Russia of stockpiling missiles and receiving support from allies such as North Korea, calling them a “terror tactic.”

Yermak wrote on his Telegram channel: “They are helped by their crazy allies, especially the DPRK. Now the Russians are launching a joint attack on the country. They are fighting with children. Ukraine has the means to respond to this.”

Russia said earlier this week: He was preparing his own retaliation For Ukraine’s attacks on its territory using US-supplied weapons ATACMS missiles.

Ukraine launched at least three missile attacks on Russian border regions after receiving approval from the White House to target Russian territory.

In response to the first attack Moscow launched a hypersonic ballistic missile A weapon never seen before in Dnipro, Ukraine.

The Russian President made a passionate speech. Vladimir Putin He warned about a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. available Against Western countries if they allow Ukraine to use their weapons to attack Russia.