A worker at a power plant, tries to repair damages after a Russian attack in central Ukraine, Jan. 5, 2023.
A worker at a power plant after a Russian attack in central Ukraine in January 2023.
  • Russia launched a "massive" attack on Ukraine's power grid overnight.
  • Russia has increasingly targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure as the war has progressed.
  • This latest attack marks the eighth since March, Ukraine's energy ministry said.

Russia launched a "massive" attack on Ukraine's power grid overnight as it continues to target the country's energy infrastructure, Ukraine's energy ministry announced on Telegram.

The latest attack marks the eighth time Russian forces have targeted Ukraine's power grid since March, the ministry added.