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Moscow continues to target Ukraine's civilian infrastruc­ture

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Officials reported that a Russian cruise missile strike targeted infrastruc­ture in Ukraine's western Lviv region, resulting in the death of one man on Sunday.

Another person died in a separate attack in the northeast, they said.

According to Governor Maksym Kozytskyi, the strike in Lviv destroyed a building, leading to a fire, which sparked rescue operations.

In the Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Syniehubov confirmed an air attack that claimed the life of a 19-year-old man when a missile struck a gas station.

Hundreds of thousands in Ukraine's Odesa region were left without power following a blaze at an energy facility caused by debris from a downed Russian drone, as reported by local authoritie­s.

Approximat­ely 170,000 homes suffered power outages due to the attack, according to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private electricit­y operator.

The Ukrainian air force reported shooting down nine out of 11 Shahed-type drones and nine out of 14 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight.

Recent days have seen an escalation in Russia's attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastruc­ture, resulting in significan­t damage across several regions.

Centrenerg­o, a Ukrainian energy company, announced the complete destructio­n of the Zmiiv Thermal Power Plant in the northeaste­rn Kharkiv region due to Russian shelling the previous week.

As a result, power outage schedules remained in effect for around 120,000 people in the region, with 700,000 initially losing electricit­y after the plant was hit on March 22.

In a message coinciding with Easter celebratio­ns for some of Ukraine's Christians, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the nation to remain resilient despite ongoing Russian aggression.

He emphasised the need to persevere in the face of adversity, affirming the resilience of the Ukrainian spirit.

 ?? ?? People cross the road at the city center which lost electrical power after yesterday's Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022.
People cross the road at the city center which lost electrical power after yesterday's Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022.

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