Barrage of Russian attacks aims to cut Ukraine’s lights

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Traffic lights on a street in Kharkiv are working again after Russian missiles targeted the city's power supply

In central Kharkiv you hear the rattle of generators on every street. Ten days ago, Ukraine’s second city was plunged into darkness by a massive, targeted Russian missile attack on the energy system – it was the biggest since the start of the full-scale war. As Kharkiv works to restore power, there has been a wave of additional strikes across the country targeting the energy supply. Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned what he calls Russia’s “missile terror”. The Ukrainian president has also renewed his calls to his country’s allies for more air defence systems as protection. The authorities in Odesa on [Read More…]