Russia targets Ukraine's power grid in massive strike

It fires 120 missiles and 90 drones in sweeping attack that kills at least seven

Russia unleashed its largest wave of air strikes on Ukraine in almost three months on Nov. 17, firing 120 missiles and 90 drones in a sweeping attack that killed at least seven people and caused "severe damage" to the power system.

Ukrainians have been bracing themselves for a major attack on the hobbled power system for weeks, fearing crippling damage to the grid that would cause long blackouts and build psychological pressure at a critical moment in the war Russia launched in February 2022.

"Another massive attack on the power system is under way. The enemy is attacking electricity generation and transmission facilities throughout Ukraine," Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on Facebook.