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Russia attacks Ukraine energy system in major rocket strike, Kyiv states

Russia assaulted Ukraine's. energy system and cities in its eastern region with cruise and. ballistic rockets on Wednesday morning, Ukraine's energy. minister and local officials said.

At least three people were injured in a missile attack. on Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Wednesday morning, Mayor. Ihor Terekhov said.

Ukrainian flying force stated Kharkiv was assaulted by ballistic. missiles and regional guv Oleh Syniehubov said on the. Telegram messaging app that there were damages to civilian. non-residential infrastructure.

Separately, Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak said on. Telegram: Since the morning, the Russian army has actually been. massively assaulting the Dnipro region. It is attempting to ruin. the area's power system.

Ukraine's energy minister German Galushchenko said on. Facebook that Russia is enormously attacking the power sector. which the transmission system operator had imposed. restrictions on electricity supply to minimise the effect.

Russia has actually magnified its attacks on the Ukrainian energy. sector considering that spring 2004, harming almost half of its getting. capacity and triggering hours-long blackouts throughout the. country.

Previously on Wednesday, the Ukrainian military introduced a. countrywide air alert in reaction to Russian cruise rocket. launches.

Local authorities and the flying force reported rocket. overflights in the eastern, main, southern and western. areas.

Throughout a previous massive rocket attack on Nov. 17,. Russia introduced 120 missiles and 90 drones, eliminating at least. 7 people and triggering serious damage to the power system.

Power supplier DTEK enforced emergency situation power cuts of. as much as 8 hours across big parts of Ukraine.

(source: Reuters)