Russia Reports Nighttime Attack Hit Seven Ukrainian Energy Facilities and Data Center in Kiev

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that seven Ukrainian energy facilities and a data center in Kiev were hit during a large-scale nighttime attack. The facilities targeted supported the Ukrainian military, according to the ministry. Two heat and electricity production units in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, were hit, as well as another unit in the Kiev region, a thermal power plant, and an electrical substation.

In the Kharkiv region, the ministry said Russian forces struck a heat and electricity production unit. A thermal power plant in the southeastern part of the region, which supplied the Ukrainian military, was also hit, according to the ministry.

The data center in Kiev was used to collect information on Russian armed forces, the ministry said, describing the weapons used in the attack as ground-launched missiles and long-range unmanned aircraft.