President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia has increased its striking power on Ukraine and has used more ballistic missiles in recent attacks.

Source: Zelenskyy's evening address

Quote: "These days, in most regions, repair crews, power engineers, and utility services are virtually working around the clock – everyone is involved. Restoration continues, and although the situation remains difficult, thousands of people are engaged in stabilising the system and repairing the damage.

The Russians have increased their striking power, using more ballistic weapons. This means we need stronger air defence, larger reserves of equipment, and even more coordinated and rapid work across the regions."

Background:

• On the night of 7-8 November, Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure facilities in Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.
• On the same night, Russia also launched a large-scale missile and drone strike on gas infrastructure belonging to the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company.
• The Russian attack that struck thermal power plants operated by Centrenergo, a major Ukrainian state-owned energy company, on the night of 7-8 November was reported to have been the heaviest since the start of the full-scale invasion.
• On the same night, Russia yet again targeted a DTEK thermal power plant.
• Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said that Russia's 7-8 November attack was one of its largest direct ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, yet by the following evening, the energy system had been stabilised.

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