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| Ukraine war: Russia air strikes target more power facilities | Ukraine war: Russia air strikes target more power facilities |
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| Russia strikes have crippled power plants across Ukraine in recent days | Russia strikes have crippled power plants across Ukraine in recent days |
| Air strikes have hit critical infrastructure in central and western Ukraine, as Russia continues to target the country's energy grid. | Air strikes have hit critical infrastructure in central and western Ukraine, as Russia continues to target the country's energy grid. |
| Sites to the south and west of Kyiv have been struck and power cuts have been reported across the country. | Sites to the south and west of Kyiv have been struck and power cuts have been reported across the country. |
| Ukrainian officials say many Russian cruise missiles have been intercepted by air defence systems. | Ukrainian officials say many Russian cruise missiles have been intercepted by air defence systems. |
| Almost a third of the country's power stations have been destroyed in a wave of air strikes since Monday last week. | Almost a third of the country's power stations have been destroyed in a wave of air strikes since Monday last week. |
| On Saturday Ukrainian officials said "critical infrastructure" had been hit in the Cherkasy region, south-east of the capital Kyiv. A huge fire has been reported near the town of Smila. | On Saturday Ukrainian officials said "critical infrastructure" had been hit in the Cherkasy region, south-east of the capital Kyiv. A huge fire has been reported near the town of Smila. |
| There have been blackouts in Khmelnytskyi, further west. Air strikes and power disruptions are also being reported from Odesa in the south to Rivne and Lutsk in the north-west. | There have been blackouts in Khmelnytskyi, further west. Air strikes and power disruptions are also being reported from Odesa in the south to Rivne and Lutsk in the north-west. |
| The national electricity operator, Ukrenergo, said it would limit supply in several regions, including Kyiv. Saturday's strikes may have caused more damage than intense bombardment earlier this month, it added. | |
| The government introduced restrictions on the use of power for the first time on Thursday. | The government introduced restrictions on the use of power for the first time on Thursday. |
| How is Russia using 'kamikaze' drones in Ukraine? | How is Russia using 'kamikaze' drones in Ukraine? |
| Russia-Iran ties over Ukraine pose new dangers | Russia-Iran ties over Ukraine pose new dangers |
| Ukraine's air force command said its defence systems had destroyed 18 Russian cruise missiles launched on Saturday morning. | Ukraine's air force command said its defence systems had destroyed 18 Russian cruise missiles launched on Saturday morning. |
| The latest wave of strikes have also wrecked many homes | The latest wave of strikes have also wrecked many homes |
| The deputy mayor of the western city of Lviv, Serhiy Kiral, told the BBC on Saturday that Russia's strategy was to damage critical infrastructure before the winter, and bring the war to areas beyond the front line. | |
| "The more successes the Ukrainian armed forces are having at the front the worse it's going to be for people on the home front because Russia is going to do all it can to target civilians and to target critical infrastructure," he said in an interview with the Newshour radio programme. | |
| On Friday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of planting mines at a hydroelectric dam in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, which is under the control of Moscow's forces. | |
| He said that if the Kakhovka hydropower plant was destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people would be in danger of flooding. Russia has denied planning to blow up the dam and said Ukraine was firing missiles at it. | He said that if the Kakhovka hydropower plant was destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people would be in danger of flooding. Russia has denied planning to blow up the dam and said Ukraine was firing missiles at it. |
| Neither side produced evidence to support their claims. | Neither side produced evidence to support their claims. |
| The dam may provide Russia with one of the few remaining routes across the River Dnieper (called Dnipro by Ukrainians) in the partially occupied Kherson region. | |
| Russia is moving civilians from the areas under its control, in expectation of a Ukrainian offensive to take the city. | |
| The Kakhovka dam is located near the city of Nova Kakhovka | The Kakhovka dam is located near the city of Nova Kakhovka |