Ukrainian Cities Hit by New Wave of Russian Missile Attacks

Russia launched its first massive missile attack in almost a month early Thursday against cities across Ukraine causing emergency power cut offs and train delays.

(Bloomberg) — Russia launched its first massive missile attack in almost a month early Thursday against cities across Ukraine causing emergency power cut offs and train delays.

The capital and Kharkiv and Odesa reported infrastructure outages. Sirens sounded shortly after midnight for more then five hours.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said explosions rocked the Holosiyivskiy and Svyatoshynskiy districts, adding that two people were injured. About 15% of the capital’s residents were without power because of emergency electricity cuts, he said on Telegram.

Kharkiv, the country’s second largest city, and the surrounding region faced at least 15 strikes on critical infrastructure and private homes, local Governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.

According to Odesa authorities, preventive power cuts were also applied all over the region. The nation’s railroad company Ukrzaliznytsia said about 15 trains out of more then 90 were running with delays because of the power outages.

Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia lacked a power supply after the last communication line was cut off early in the morning because of the shelling, according to Energoatom, the nation’s nuclear agency.

The plant went into so-called blackout mode and diesel generators have been switched on to power the plant’s needs, Energoatom said on Telegram.

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