"Russian missiles and drones struck Ukrainian power plants and electricity networks overnight on February 7, triggering rolling blackouts and renewing pressure on a grid already battered by weeks of attacks, Ukrainian authorities said. Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the government has instituted emergency nationwide power shutdowns of the electricity grid across the country. Kyiv also requested emergency assistance from Poland after Russia hit the Burshtynska and Dobrotvirska power plants in western Ukraine overnight."
""Russian criminals carried out another massive attack on Ukraine's energy facilities. The attack continues," Shmyhal said in a statement posted on Telegram. "Energy workers are ready to start repair works as soon as the security situation allows." The latest large-scale attack on the country's electricity grid comes amid weeks of Russian strikes that have already left parts of the country, particularly the capital, Kyiv, without power, heat, and in some cases, even running water as temperatures have at times plunged below minus 20 degrees Celsius."
Russian missiles and drones struck Ukrainian power plants and electricity networks overnight on February 7, causing rolling blackouts and added strain to a grid already damaged by weeks of attacks. The government instituted emergency nationwide power shutdowns while Kyiv requested emergency assistance from Poland after the Burshtynska and Dobrotvirska power plants were hit. Energy workers await secure conditions to begin repairs. The strikes targeted population centers across central and western Ukraine and form part of a campaign to deprive civilians of heating amid freezing winter temperatures. Two airports in eastern Poland temporarily suspended operations as a precaution due to nearby strikes.
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