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Russian missile, drone attack kill 2 and hit infrastructure across Ukraine

by Reuters

   KYIV, UKRAINE --

   Russian drones and missiles struck overnight in Ukraine, killing two
   civilians and hitting energy facilities and railway infrastructure
   across the country, officials said on Saturday.

   Oleh Syniehubov, regional governor for the Kharkiv region, said
   Iskander missiles targeted an infrastructure facility in the small town
   of Barvinkove in the northeast, killing two people and injuring three
   more.

   He gave no details about the facility, but said on the Telegram
   messaging app that more than 50 residential houses and administrative
   and commercial buildings were also damaged in the strike.

   The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces launched four ballistic
   Iskander missiles in the overnight attack. The Ukrainian air defense
   failed to shoot them down.

   The air defense shot down 13 of 17 Russian drones over five regions in
   the east, north, and center of the country, the air force said.

   Ukrenergo, the national grid operator, said the drones attacked
   electricity distribution facilities in the central Poltava region, in
   the Sumy region in northeast, and in the northern Chernihiv region.

   Ukrenergo imposed emergency power cuts for industrial and residential
   consumers in Poltava and Chernihiv regions, it said on the Telegram
   messaging app.

   Russian forces have stepped up missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian
   energy infrastructure since March, knocking out about half of the
   available energy generation and forcing extended blackouts for
   millions.

   The Ukrainian Railways said the overnight attacks damaged railway
   infrastructure in some parts of Kharkiv region and briefly delayed some
   passenger trains.

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