There were hits and damage to generation facilities, transmission and distribution systems. One of the power lines supplying the Zaporizhzhya NPP was also de-energized.
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said that the attack on the Ukrainian energy sector on the night of March 21-22 in Ukraine was the biggest in a long time.
“Unfortunately, the power generation, transmission and distribution system facilities were hit and damaged. One of the power lines supplying the Zaporizhzhya NPP was also de-energized,” the minister said.
The Monitor TG channel reports data on missile and UAV launches on the territory of Ukraine.
– Kh-101/555 cruise missiles were launched by at least 13 Tu-95 aircraft from the Caspian Sea region;
– aeroballistic hypersonic missiles of the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal complex;
– Iskander-M/KN-23 OTRK ballistic missiles;
– supersonic air-launched cruise missiles X-22;
– guided anti-aircraft missiles S-300/S-400;
– attack on UAVs of the Shahed type;
– probably with guided aircraft missiles of various types.
Kh-101/555 missiles cover the greatest distance of ~2300 km before reaching the Lviv region.
The Kh-22 missiles were launched from the Tu-22M3 from the territory of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation.
The Kh-47m2 Kinzhal missiles were launched from the MiG-31K from the territory of the Tambov region of the Russian Federation.
Ballistic missiles of various types were launched from the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the Donetsk region, Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
Under attack are Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Dnieper, Krivoy Rog, Cherkassy, and individual settlements of Kharkov region, Dnepropetrovsk region, Zaporozhye, Odessa region, Khmelnitsky region, Vinnytsia region.
Some of the missiles were destroyed by air defense forces.
Earlier it was reported that the Russians went to the Dnieper hydroelectric station.
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