Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine on Thursday morning, targeting energy infrastructure across the country. President Zelenskyy said several regions have been attacked with cluster munitions.
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00:00Winter conditions get harsher for Ukrainians as Russia intensifies its attacks on the country's
00:05energy infrastructure.
00:07Early Thursday morning, scores of missiles and drones launched across the entire country
00:11targeting the energy grid and leaving more than one million Ukrainians without electricity.
00:17Ukrainian air defense reported that 176 missiles and drones out of 188 have been intercepted.
00:23Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the attacks were a response to Ukraine's attacks
00:27with UK and US weapons last week.
00:30However, Moscow has been targeting the energy grid every winter since the invasion began.
00:35Over 280,000 households in the northwestern Rivne region were without electricity because
00:40of the attack.
00:42There were also interruptions to water supplies in affected areas.
00:46One of the strikes in the Odessa region killed two and injured three, including a 16-year-old
00:50boy.
00:51In the Volvyn region, 215,000 households were without electricity because of the attack.
00:58One of the strikes in the Odessa region killed two and injured three, including a 16-year-old
01:05boy.
01:06One of the strikes in the Odessa region killed two and injured three, including a 16-year-old
01:11boy.
01:12In the Volvyn region, 215,000 households were without electricity because of the attack.
01:18Also in the Volvyn region, 215,000 households lost electricity.
01:23All critical infrastructure that lost power has been switched to generators.