Russia attacked Ukrainian substations with cluster munitions for the first time on 26 August but only a very small number of them were severely damaged thanks to the protection.
Source: Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, at the Ukraine 2024. Independence forum
Details: Shmyhal stated that during the Russian large-scale combined attack on 26 August, the Russians struck Ukrainian substations with cluster munitions for the first time.
„There were tens of strikes yesterday but we lost a very small quantity of equipment thanks to the first and second level of protection,“ he said.
Background:
During the Russian attack on Ukraine on 26 August, missiles and drones struck the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, stated that many power facilities had been damaged in the Russian attack but repair works are underway.
Ukrainian state energy company Ukrenergo announced emergency power outages.
The power supply was disrupted in some districts of the city of Kyiv. The local authorities say that it is connected with the situation in the all-Ukrainian power system.
The Russians targeted the power system of Ukraine, the situation is complicated.
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