Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 09 Mar 2023 by Alex Teddy
On March 9 large scale attacks killed at least 7 Ukrainians and resulted in electricity cuts in many parts of Ukraine. Ukraine said that it had shot down almost half the 81 missiles. Power stations were targeted yet again. Lviv was one of the 10 regions targeted. Lviv is in the west of the country and is relatively unscathed. Kharkiv was also severely affected. 15% of Kyiv houses lost electricity. As winter is coming to an end, depriving people of heating is becoming less effective.  Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was cut off from electricity. It is Europe's largest and is in Russian hands. It is being run on diesel at the moment. Ukraine says this increases the risk of a disaster. On March 8 Wagner Group claimed to have taken part of Bakhmut. The head of NATO said that Russia is sending reinforcements to Bakhmut but these tend to be troops of the lowest quality. He added that the city may well fall very soon but added that would not change the strategic picture.

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