Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine\u2019s energy sector \u201con a massive scale\u201d overnight into Wednesday, local authorities said, with explosions reported across the country amid intensified bombardments that have left Ukraine in a precarious position while the war grinds into a third winter. <\/p>\n
At least three people were injured in the northeastern city of Kharkiv \u2013 less than 20 miles from the Russian border \u2013 Ukraine\u2019s national police said, adding that residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged in the attack. At least seven missile strikes targeted the city, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. <\/p>\n
Russia attacked \u201cthe energy sector again on a massive scale,\u201d Ukraine\u2019s energy minister German Halushchenko said on his Facebook page. Ukraine\u2019s energy operator imposed emergency blackouts in several parts of the country, the minister added. <\/p>\n
Poland scrambled fighter jets in response to a Russian missile threat in western Ukraine, according to the Polish Operational Command. <\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s attack follows a deadly Russian strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih on Christmas Eve. At least one person was killed and 17 others were injured after a Russian missile struck a residential building in the city \u2013 the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. <\/p>\n
And last Friday, at least one person was killed and several embassies were damaged in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine\u2019s capital Kyiv. That attack came a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin challenged Ukraine to a \u201cduel\u201d in his end-of-year conference, prompting Zelensky to call the Russian leader a \u201cdumbass.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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