In Lviv region, Russian missiles completely destroy four CHPPs

Russia’s missile strikes inflicted on October 10-11 obliterated four combined heating and power plants, which covered the region’s power demand and also exported power.

That’s according to Maksym Kozytskyi, chief of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, who spoke at a Lviv briefing on Tuesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"The main blow targeted our energy infrastructure. At the moment, four Ukrenergo plants have been hit – they were shelled yesterday, while two of them were attacked again, today. To be honest, there is nothing left of them. They played an important role not only in powering Lviv region, but also for export power," said Kozytskyi.

According to the regional chief, as of yesterday, 1,040 settlements were in blackout and with no water supply, also suffering interruptions with the Internet and mobile communications. As of this morning, more than 95% of the region has been reconnected to power supply. Supplies were restored only thanks to the efforts of Ukrenergo and Oblenergo teams. As a result of repeated strikes, three Russian missiles reached the target and freshly-restored communications were once again severed, while the plants were destroyed. Currently, 30% of Lviv is in a blackout.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on October 11, the Russian army launched missile strikes on the critical infrastructure of Lviv region. Three enemy missiles hit the CHPP.

On October 10, a Russian missile attack, the largest since the onset of the invasion, targeted civilian infrastructure in multiple cities across the country.

In Lviv, an explosion was recorded at a critical infrastructure facility, leaving part of the city without power and hot water.

In the wake of the brutal attack aiming to de-energize Ukraine, Ukraine's leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, have called on the international community to step up military aid to the embattled nation, supplying the sufficient number of air defense systems to protect the Ukrainian sky from Russian missiles, drones, and warplanes. 

Zelensky raised the issue in his calls with the leaders of the U.S., UK, and Canada.

Following the call with Zelensky, U.S. President Joe Biden made an announcement on further defense assistance to Ukraine, which will include "advanced air defense" systems.