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Russian rocket and drone attack kills 2 in Ukraine, hits energy infrastructure

Russian drones and rockets struck over night in Ukraine, eliminating 2 civilians and striking energy centers and train infrastructure throughout the nation, officials stated on Saturday.

Oleh Syniehubov, regional governor for the Kharkiv area, stated Iskander rockets targeted a facilities center in the small town of Barvinkove in the northeast, eliminating 2 individuals and injuring three more.

He offered no details about the facility, but stated on the Telegram messaging app that more than 50 property homes and administrative and commercial buildings were also damaged in the strike.

The Ukrainian flying force said Russian forces introduced 4 ballistic Iskander missiles in the overnight attack. The Ukrainian air defence failed to shoot them down.

The air defence shot down 13 of 17 Russian drones over five regions in the east, north, and centre of the country, the air force said.

Ukrenergo, the nationwide grid operator, stated the drones attacked electrical energy circulation facilities in the central Poltava region, in the Sumy region in northeast and in the northern Chernihiv region.

Ukrenergo enforced emergency power cuts for commercial and property consumers in Poltava and Chernihiv areas, it said on the Telegram messaging app.

Russian forces have actually stepped up rocket and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities considering that March, knocking out about half of the readily available energy generation and forcing extended blackouts for millions.

The Ukrainian Railways stated the over night attacks damaged railway facilities in some parts of Kharkiv area and briefly postponed some traveler trains.

(source: Reuters)