“A large-scale strike was carried out on Ukrainian energy facilities, military-industrial complex, railway hubs, arsenals, and AFU deployment sites,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to its statement, on March 16-22, the military launched 49 “retaliatory strikes” in response to “shelling of Russian territory, attempts to break through and seize Russian border settlements.”
The Dnipro hydroelectric power plant was hit by 8 missiles, the damage is very significant, a spokesman for the office of Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said. The hit destroyed several hydroelectric units and de-energized Kharkiv.
The State Environmental Inspectorate said there was a large-scale leakage of oil products into the Dnipro River after the hydroelectric power plant was hit.
“Even last winter the attacks on our power system were not as big as this night,” Ukrenergo head Kudritsky.
According to him, dozens of main grid facilities have been hit, but the situation is under control. Ukraine’s energy system is receiving emergency aid from Romania, Slovakia and Poland.
