Fresh wave of Russian attacks leaves most of Ukraine without power

Russia has been pounding the power grid and other facilities with missiles and exploding drones for weeks, damaging the energy system faster than it can be repaired

Cars drive past blacked out residential blocks after a Russian rocket attack in Kyiv (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A new onslaught of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure on Wednesday caused power outages across the country – and in neighbouring Moldova – further hobbling Ukraine’s battered electricity network and compounding civilians’ misery as winter advances.

Multiple regions reported attacks in quick succession and Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said that “the vast majority of electricity consumers were cut off”.