Russian missiles pound Ukraine’s battered power plants

Kyiv | Russian missiles have pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine, increasing pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of air defences despite a breakthrough in US military aid.

The airstrike on Saturday (Sunday AEST), carried out with long-range missiles, including cruise missiles fired by Russian strategic bombers based in the Arctic Circle, was the fourth large-scale aerial assault targeting the power system since March 22.

Reuters