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Russia hits Ukraine's energy infrastructure with barrage of drones, missiles, Zelenskiy says

Reuters WORLD
Published February 26,2026
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Aftermath of a Russian drone amd missile attack in Kyiv (REUTERS Photo)

Russia launched 420 drones ⁠and 39 missiles ⁠to attack Ukraine's energy sector and ⁠other critical infrastructure overnight on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Zelenskiy said that dozens ⁠of ⁠people, including children, were wounded and damage was registered in eight ⁠Ukrainian regions. Moscow's forces also targeted gas infrastructure in the Poltava region ⁠and ‌electricity ‌substations ⁠in ‌the Kyiv and Dnipro regions, ⁠he ⁠said.