Russian attack cuts power to around 150,000 in Ukraine’s north as Kyiv hits missile, oil facilities
Zelenskyy said the Kirov facility supplied components for Russia's aircraft and missile systems, describing the attack as "entirely justified" given that those same components had been used to target Ukrainian cities and communities."There were other successful strikes as well. Importantly, the operation against Russian logistics, which supplies the occupying army with drone components, navigation equipment, and military gear, remains underway," Zelenskyy said Friday in a social media post.
- ▪Zelenskyy said the Kirov facility supplied components for Russia's aircraft and missile systems, describing the attack as "entirely justified" given that those same components had been used to target Ukrainian cities and communities."There
- ▪Importantly, the operation against Russian logistics, which supplies the occupying army with drone components, navigation equipment, and military gear, remains underway," Zelenskyy said Friday in a social media post.
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A Russian attack on an energy facility in Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv and surrounding district on Friday cut power to around 150,000 residents, according to the regional electricity distribution company.Workers were actively seeking to restore power supply to consumers in the area, the company said in an update via Telegram.Ukrainian air defenses were also working to repel a Russian attack in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv on Friday morning, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.The update comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed strikes by Ukrainian Defense Forces on a key missile components facility in the Russian city of Kirov, as well as well as an attack on an oil facility nearly 1,350 kilometers (838.9 miles) away.
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