Updated: Russia launches large-scale attack against Ukraine, hitting e

Details: Written by: Dmytro Basmat; 08.May; Hits: 145

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.Russian forces launched a large-scale attack against Ukrainian cities overnight on May 8. Russia launched cruise and ballistic missiles, rockets, and Shahed-type drones throughout the night, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

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Ukraine's Energy Ministry said that energy infrastructure was attacked in Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Vinnytsia oblasts. The damage is being investigated and already work is ongoing to restore electricity and power generation capacity. Three thermal power plants were damaged in the recent attacks, according to Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK. The company did not specify the location of the plants but said that the equipment was damaged "seriously."The extent of the damage is currently unclear, however, in Poltava Oblast, a Russian drone struck a critical infrastructure facility, causing a fire to break out, regional governor Filip Pronin said on Telegram.Residents also reported hearing explosions in Kyiv around 5:30 a.m. local time. The Kyiv Oblast Military Administration also reported explosions around Kyiv Oblast, near the capital.

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