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Massive power outage hits parts of Kyiv, Kyiv region after Russian attack – Ukrenergo

National Power Company Ukrenergo reported on Thursday that widespread power outages occurred in Kyiv and Kyiv region as a result of a Russian attack on critical infrastructure facilities, the company announced on Telegram.

Massive power outage hits parts of Kyiv, Kyiv region after Russian attack – Ukrenergo

National power company Ukrenergo reported on Thursday that widespread power outages occurred in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The company stated the outages were a result of a Russian attack on critical infrastructure facilities.

Separately, a major Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a Rosneft-owned oil refinery in the Ryazan region southeast of Moscow, according to regional governor Pavel Malkov. This refinery accounts for nearly 5% of Russia's refinery throughput and helps supply the capital. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that these long-range attacks had caused nothing particularly significant.

Brief written by urgent.news from Interfax-Ukraine, Daily Maverick — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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