Russian missile strikes damage generation facilities in 8 regions

He wrote about this on Telegram.

Shmyhal warned that temporary power outages are possible in some regions.

"The main blow was directed against the Ukrainian energy system. They tried to destroy it again. And again they failed. The power system remains intact. In some regions, temporary power outages are possible, as generation and distribution facilities in 8 regions have been damaged," the Prime Minister wrote.

He also noted that repair crews are working especially hard to restore electricity to Kharkiv.

Earlier, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, head of state-owned power grid operator Ukrenergo, said that during a massive missile attack on March 9, the Russian occupiers damaged Ukraine's power system but failed to disable it.

"The enemy has not achieved its main goals – the power system is working, it has not collapsed. Unfortunately, there is damage to energy infrastructure in many regions," he said.

According to him, the attack damaged not only three DTEK thermal power plants but also several Ukrenergo substations. Some of them are heavily damaged, and power engineers continue to assess the situation.

"We will be able to say more precise terms of restoration for each region at the end of the day," said Kudrytskyi.

He added that the power system has enough capacity to meet the needs of consumers, but there is a problem with electricity transmission due to damage to the main power grid.

"We will work to eliminate these restrictions," summarized Kudrytskyi.

• On the night of March 9, Russia fired 81 missiles at Ukraine. There were hits to energy facilities.

• According to the Air Force Command, for the first time, the Russian army fired six hypersonic airborne Kinzhal missiles at once.