"Unfortunately, Volyn was targeted in the enemy's massive attack," he wrote. "Emergency power outages have been introduced after a series of strikes recorded in Oblast." Read also: North Korea prepares to supply more ballistic missiles to Russia,

Russia's recent missile attacks on Ukraine's energy sector on 17 and 28 November have increased the risk of prolonged blackouts in the dead of winter. Source: Reuters Details: The news agency recalls that the Russian Federation launched the second major attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this month on Thursday,

Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian

Ukraine said the attacks targeted energy infrastructure. President Vladimir V. Putin said they were retaliation for Kyiv’s use of long-range American missiles.

The co-ordinated assault unfolded over several hours with waves of drones and missiles flying across the country.

Russia’s second major aerial attack on Ukraine’s power grid in less than two weeks amplified fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity before winter.