Russia attacks Ukrainian energy sector with missiles, Kyiv says

The sweeping attacks, the biggest of which came last Friday, have already caused major damage to generating and transmission Ukrainian facilities, forcing Kyiv to halt power exports and rely on imports. "During the night, the Russians struck again at energy facilities in a massive and combined attack," Ukrenergo said on the Telegram messaging app.

(Recast with attack on energy infrastructure, adds quotes, details) KYIV, March 29 (Reuters) -

Ukraine's energy facilities were the target of an overnight Russian missile and drone attack in which thermal and hydro power plants were damaged, Ukrainian power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Friday. The sweeping attacks, the biggest of which came last Friday, have already caused major damage to generating and transmission Ukrainian facilities, forcing Kyiv to halt power exports and rely on imports.

"During the night, the Russians struck again at energy facilities in a massive and combined attack," Ukrenergo said on the Telegram messaging app. "Thermal and hydroelectric power plants in the central and western regions were damaged," it said.

Ukrenergo noted that emergency shutdowns were applied in the country's south-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Ukrainian television reported this morning that explosions were heard in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk and Khmelnytskyi regions and the city of Dnipro as Russian cruise missiles were spotted in Ukrainian air space.

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