March 22, 2024 3:39 PM

Russia hits vast dam in war’s largest strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Kyiv says

Russia launched the largest missile and drone attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure of the war to date on Friday, hitting the country's largest dam and causing blackouts in several regions, Kyiv said. Russia fired 88 missiles and 63 Shahed drones, of which only 37 and 55 were shot down respectively, the Ukrainian air force said, a worse ratio than usual that may reflect the widespread use of hypersonic and ballistic missiles that are harder to down. The DniproHES dam, in ...