April 12, 2024
Major Russian airstrikes destroy Kiev power plant, damage other plants
Kyiv: Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large power plant near Kiev and hit power facilities in several regions of Ukraine on Thursday, officials said, increasing pressure on the wartime energy system as Kiev runs out of air defenses. The big attack more than two years from the full scale of Russia invasion completely destroyed the coal-fired Trypilska thermal power station near the capital, a senior official of the company that runs the facility told Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was obliged to launch the strikes in response to Ukrainian attacks in recent weeks on energy targets inside


