Russia targets Ukraine energy and water infrastructure in missile attacks
by Luke Harding, Dan Sabbagh and Isobel Koshiw in Kyi from World news | The Guardian on (#659Q4)
As winter looms, Moscow escalates missile attacks on vital utilities such as hydro plants, substations and dams
A wave of Russian missiles slammed into hydroelectric plants and other critical energy and water infrastructure across Ukraine on Monday, with explosions reported near the capital, Kyiv, and in at least 10 other regions.
Hydro plants, substations and heat generation facilities were all hit, Ukraine said, while the ministry of defence in Moscow said it had targeted energy systems" in a devastating morning raid carried out using long-range cruise missiles.
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