Russia has repeatedly attempted to cripple Ukraine's electricity system by launching massive aerial attacks in an effort to break the will of civilians left in the dark with no running water or heating.
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00:00Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine's energy infrastructure was hit by one of the largest
00:07Russian attacks, but that the country's systems were being restored.
00:11According to Zelensky, Russia fired 94 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones
00:17at Ukraine on Friday morning.
00:19Eighty-one missiles were shot down.
00:21Zelensky slammed the strikes as cynical Russian terror on the country's power facilities.
00:28Russia fired a critical infrastructure in the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk, prompting
00:33authorities to shut off power for central heating and hot water.
00:37Officials say that according to preliminary information, Friday's strike is the largest
00:41on the city since the start of the war.
00:44And in the southern city of Odessa, authorities say air defenses shot down all Russian missiles.
00:50There was some damage to civilian infrastructure from falling debris, but no reported injuries
00:55or fatalities.