Russia destroys 30% of Ukraine’s power stations in just over a week, claims Zelensky

Ukraine says situation is ‘critical’

Firefighters work to put out a fire in a thermal power plant, damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv (via REUTERS)

A third of all Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed over the past week by Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed.

The widespread destruction comes as Moscow steps up a pre-winter campaign to target infrastructure.

In recent days, missiles have struck power generating facilities across a number of Ukrainian cities. Moscow has acknowledged targeting energy plants, while Ukraine said water infrastructure facilities had also been hit.