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Ukraine's Energy Ministry says that Russian forces have attacked a power station in Kyiv Region.

Ukraine's Energy Ministry said that Russian forces attacked a thermal power plant in the Kyiv area as part of a nighttime attack. This caused localised blackouts, and gas shortages.

The strikes came a day following the largest air strike by Moscow in its three-and a-half-year war against Ukraine.

The ministry posted a message on Telegram saying that the goal was to "cause even more hardship for the peaceful population in Ukraine", and to leave Ukrainian homes and hospitals, kindergartens, schools and other institutions without heat and light.

On Monday, rescuers and technical workers were on the scene.

The Russian defence ministry has confirmed that they have hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow has bombarded Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on a regular basis. This caused massive blackouts the previous years.

Ukrenergo, Ukraine's electricity grid company, said Monday that Russia has attacked the power infrastructure of several regions in Ukraine causing localised blackouts.

It said that "emergency repairs are ongoing and the majority of consumers have had their power restored on Monday."

Mykola Kashnyk, governor of Kyiv Region, stated that the attack damaged the local grid. Over 8,000 properties from eight settlements will be disconnected over the next two day as repairs are carried out.

Serhiy Kovalenko wrote in X that the enemy had been attacking energy system installations for several weeks.

He added that the recent strikes were not a reason for optimism. (Reporting and writing by Anastasiia and Yuliia, edited by Himani Sarkar & Joe Bavier; Max Hunder).

(source: Reuters)