near Kyiv damaged in Russian attack

Ukrainian official urges residents in Kyiv and three neighbouring regions to reduce energy consumption during peak evening hours.

A missile attack seriously damaged a key energy facility near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, the country’s grid operator has said, as the Russian military strove to cut power in far-flung populated areas while also defending against Ukrainian counterattacks in occupied regions.

Kyiv’s regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Saturday that the attack on the unidentified facility did not kill or wound anyone.

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Electricity transmission company Ukrenergo said repair crews were working to restore electricity service but warned residents about further possible outages.

After an explosion last week damaged the bridge that links Russia to the occupied Crimean Peninsula, the Kremlin launched what is believed to be its largest coordinated missile attacks in Ukraine since the initial invasion of the country in late February.

This week’s wide-ranging retaliatory attacks killed dozens of people

The attacks hit residential buildings, as well as civil infrastructure – such as power stations in Kyiv, Lviv in western Ukraine, and other cities that had seen comparatively few raids in recent months.