Lviv energy grid targeted in overnight Russian drone strikes
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Russian drones targeted critical energy infrastructure in Lviv Oblast (Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe)
Russian drones targeted critical energy infrastructure in Lviv Oblast twice overnight on October 19, Regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported.
Kozytskyi reported the first strike at 11:09 p.m. local time, and the second hit came at 11:48 p.m.
Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine’s energy grid overnight on October 19, cutting power across 10 oblasts.
Power outages were reported in Volyn, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv oblasts.
Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi stated that Russia’s overnight attack primarily targeted the country’s energy grid.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy clarified that the overnight Russian barrage damaged more than ten energy facilities, leaving at least 550,000 households without electricity.
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