Over 1m Ukrainians without power after Russia’s largest assault on energy sector

Kyiv says the country's largest dam and hydroelectric plant were hit as Moscow unleashed 88 missiles and 63 drones

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More than a million Ukrainians have been left without power after Russia launched one of its largest missile and drone attacks on the country's energy infrastructure to date.

The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched 88 missiles and 63 Iranian-made Shahed drones, of which 37 and 55 respectively had been shot down. Others, however, hit the country's largest dam and caused blackouts in several regions, it said.