KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Wednesday launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack on regions across Ukraine, targeting energy production and compelling authorities to shut down the power grid in some areas despite freezing winter weather, officials said.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said it had introduced a strike on “extremely significant services for the fuel and energy infrastructure that promises the operation of the commercial complex of the Ukrainian army. ” He gave the objective places or other details.

The flood arrived here a day after the Russian Ministry of Defense promised a reaction to what he said was an attack on the Russian soil several missiles begged by the West.

Kyiv did not verify the attack, he said Tuesday that he had hit an oil refinery and a fuel garage tank, a chemical plant that generates ammunition and two anti -aircard systems, in an attack of missile and drones that reached approximately 700 miles in Russia .

Long-range attacks were a feature of the roughly three-year war, where on the front line meandering some six hundred miles from the northeast to southern Ukraine, armies were engaged in a war of attrition. Russia has made progress on the battlefield. Beyond the year, its progress has been slow and costly.

Ukraine’s defenses have been under severe pressure for months in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russian forces are bent on capturing the key stronghold of Pokrovsk.

The situation there is “critically bad” as Russian forces are intent on cutting off the Dnipro highway, which is a vital supply route for Pokrovsk, Serhii Filimonov, commander of the 108th Separate Mechanized Battalion, told the Associated Press on Wednesday.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 43 missiles and 74 drones before Wednesday, said the Ukraine Air Force. A 30 missile and 47 drones general were shot down and 27 drones failed to succeed in their goal, he said.

The Russian missiles sought out targets from the Lviv region in western Ukraine near Poland to Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine bordering Russia. The state energy company Ukrenergo reported emergency power outages in six regions. It often shuts down production during attacks as a precaution.

“The enemy continues to terrorize Ukrainians,” wrote Energy Minister Herman Haushchenko on Facebook.

Electricity supplies resumed to households in some areas by the middle of the day, but Ukrenergo urged customers to avoid using power-hungry electrical appliances.

Russia has tried to cripple Ukraine’s power grid, denying the country’s warmth, electric power and running water to break the Ukrainian spirit. The attacks also sought to disrupt Ukraine’s defense production industry.

Last September, the United Nations Refugee Agency said Ukraine had lost more than 60% of its energy production capacity.

The Ukrainian government is looking to rebuild its electricity production after the attack, the dams have eroded production. Western partners have helped Ukraine rebuild.

“It’s mid-winter, and Russia’s remains unchanged: our power infrastructure,” Zelensky said on Telegram.

He suggested Western partners speed up the delivery of promised air defense weapons to Ukraine, emphasizing that “promises have been made but still completely. “

Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine exchanged 25 prisoners of war as a component of the latest exchange negotiated through the United Arab Emirates, officials said.

Arhirova and Konoveov write for Associated Press. Samya Kulab contributed to this report.

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