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Ukrenergo says Russian strike left house-sized crater

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A Russian strike left a crater the size of a residential building at one of Ukrenergo’s substations. The company says repeated attacks are destroying equipment before repairs can be completed.

A Russian strike left a crater the size of a residential building at one of Ukrenergo’s substations, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing the company. The report did not specify the substation’s location, the date or time of the strike, or the crater’s dimensions in metres.

Ukrenergo said Russia had changed tactics and intensified attacks on energy infrastructure, targeting the company’s key facilities around the clock with jet-powered drones and ballistic missiles. Repeated strikes were destroying equipment before restoration work could be completed, it said.

Protective structures reduce the extent of damage but cannot fully protect equipment during attacks, according to the company. Its repair crews work around the clock, in bad weather and under the threat of further strikes, to restore electricity supplies.

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