KYIV (Reuters) – Russia launched a large-scale assault on Ukraine’s vitality services on Friday morning, Ukrainian Power Minister German Galushchenko stated.

“The enemy continues its terror. Once again, the energy sector across Ukraine is under massive attack,” Galushchenko wrote in a put up on Fb (NASDAQ:).

Ukraine’s vitality system has already suffered 11 Russian assault waves this 12 months, which have prompted widespread harm and prolonged energy cuts all around the nation.

Friday’s assault prompted extra restrictions on energy utilization for customers, based on the nationwide grid operator Ukrenergo.

All of Ukraine was beneath air raid alarms.

Native authorities reported a number of explosions within the southern metropolis of Odesa and Kyiv regional authorities stated air defence methods had been working.

Overseas Minister Andrii Sybiha known as on companions to ship extra air defence methods urgently.

“Russia aims to deprive us of energy. Instead, we must deprive it of the means of terror. I reiterate my call for the urgent delivery of 20 NASAMS, HAWK, or IRIS-T air defense systems,” Sybiha wrote in a put up on X.