Russia launched 16 missile sand 11 drones at Ukraine in an overnight air attack, Ukraine's air force has said.
In a statement on Telegram, the air force said it had managed to down nine of the drones and nine of the missiles. It did not identify their targets.
For over a week, Russia has significantly stepped up an airstrike campaign against Ukrainian energy facilities, causing significant damage and leaving Ukrainians fearing a return to the blackouts seen in the first winter of the full-scale war.
Ukraine's largest private energy firm, DTEK, said yesterday that five of its six plants had been damaged or destroyed with 80% of its generating capacity lost, and that repairs could take up to 18 months.
Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydropower plants in central and western Ukraine overnight on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his nightly video address yesterday, said Russia was carrying out "vile strikes" designed to cause the "bleeding" of Ukrainian energy.