![Russian strikes overwhelm Ukraine’s overstretched air defense amid Western aid delays](https://assets.kyivindependent.com/content/images/2024/04/GettyImages-2147853350.jpg)
Russian strikes overwhelm Ukraine’s overstretched air defense amid Western aid delays
Over March and April, Russian airpower launched a new wave of mass attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine. Energy generating facilities, in particular coal-fired and hydroelectric power plants, have come under the heaviest attacks. For the first time, Russia destroyed or damaged several of Ukraine's biggest power stations, including the