one dead during Russian night strikes in the Lviv region

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“ Last night, the enemy attacked with cruise missiles the same essential infrastructure (…) that had been previously targeted on March 24 and 29. An administrative building was damaged », indicated Governor Maksym Kozytsky on Telegram, without specifying what type of infrastructure it was. “ One man died as a result of the attack. My condolences to his family. Rescuers search through the rubble. There could be other people underneath “, he added on Telegram.

The Ukrainian operator Ukrenergo said this Sunday March 31 that the Russian army had again struck energy infrastructure during the night. “ They targeted high voltage substations (…) in the southern regions “, indicated this source. Due to the damage, emergency power cuts were imposed in the city of Odessa and surrounding areas, Ukrenergo said.

Earlier on Sunday, the Ukrainian Air Force announced that it had shot down nine cruise missiles and nine Shahed explosive drones Russian during these nighttime bombings.

Massive bombing of Ukraine’s power grid

Moscow has intensified its airstrikes againstUkraine in recent weeks, attacking the energy network in particular and saying it was acting in retaliation for attacks by kyiv in its border regions. THE March 29Russia carried out massive bombings against Ukraine’s electricity grid, seriously damaging at least three thermal power plants and prompting Ukrainian authorities to temporarily impose emergency outages in seven regions.

The operator Ukrenergo clarified on Sunday that energy restrictions are still in force in the Kharkiv regions and in the town of Kryvyï Rih, without indicating the number of users affected.

Faced with these bombings, kyiv is asking its Western allies to send it more aid, in particular anti-aircraft defense systems.

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