Russian forces focused Ukraine's gasoline infrastructure in a mass drone and missile assault in a single day on Feb. 20, Power Minister Herman Halushchenko stated.
Russia has repeatedly focused Ukrainian power infrastructure with missiles and drones over the course of the battle, together with gasoline storage services in Ukraine's west.
Russia launched 161 Shahed-type assault drones and decoy drones and 14 Kh-101/55SM cruise missiles, Kalibr/Iskander-Ok cruise missiles, and Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles in opposition to Ukraine this night time, the Air Drive stated.
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 80 drones over 11 oblasts, whereas 78 drones have been misplaced with out inflicting injury, in response to the assertion.
The assault broken gasoline manufacturing services, Halushchenko stated, with out disclosing their places. Explosions have been reported in Kyiv, Odesa, and the adjoining areas.
Russian aerial strikes focused an power facility of Ukraine's DTEK firm in Odesa Oblast. A complete of 49,000 customers remained with out energy as of 9 a.m. native time, Governor Oleh Kiper stated.
The total penalties of the Russian assault are being decided. Restoration works are ongoing.
"The aim of those prison assaults is to cease the manufacturing of gasoline wanted to fulfill the family wants of residents and centralized heating," the minister stated.
In early February, Halushchenko stated that Russian strikes had severely impacted Ukraine's home gasoline manufacturing capability and that the nation would want to import an estimated 1 billion cubic meters of gasoline by the top of the yr.
The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek