The strikes knocked three of Ukraine's five DTEK-operated thermal power plants offline, triggering power outages in Kyiv and at least six other regions.
\n\nRussia launched one of its sweeping multi-wave bombardments of Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Tuesday, firing a reported 365 missiles and drones and knocking out power across multiple regions. The assault targeted power plants and substations from the Black Sea port of Odesa in the south to Rivne in western Ukraine, as Kyiv and Moscow prepare to return to US-brokered peace talks next week.
\n\nUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia deployed 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles in the attack. The strikes disrupted electricity supplies in the capital Kyiv and at least six other regions, while Ukraine's largest private energy-generating company, DTEK, reported that three of its five thermal power plants had been knocked offline.
\n\nThe bombardment also affected railway infrastructure, with Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi reporting damage to passenger carriages, locomotives and a train station.
\n\nThe scale of the damage underlined the pressure on Ukraine's energy network as the country approaches the colder winter months. DTEK said three of its five thermal power plants had been forced offline following the Russian strikes. Ukrainian officials…
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