Ukraine Says Russia Targeting Power After Deadly Kharkiv Attack
- Drones struck Kharkiv, killing four and disrupting power
- Ukrenergo head says energy attacks more intense than last year
A damaged emergency services vehicle following a Russian strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, overnight.
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Russian forces stepped up their attacks on Ukraine’s second-largest city overnight as part of a recent campaign against the country’s power infrastructure that has surpassed the intensity of similar barrages last year.
“Russians are trying to leave certain large cities without power,” Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said at a briefing in Kyiv.