Russia launches missile and drone attacks on central, northern Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure
Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Dec. 7, targeting the central city of Kremenchuk and Chernihiv and Kyiv oblasts, killing at least one man, officials reported.
Kremenchuk
Explosions were heard in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, beginning around 1:30 a.m. local time, monitoring groups reported, as Ukraine's Air Force warned of approaching Kinzhal missiles and dozens of drones.
Kremenchuk's mayor, Vitaliy Maletsky, reported that there were disruptions to electricity, water and heating in parts of the city, with crews working to restore critical services.
Governor Volodymyr Kohut reported that several energy enterprises in the Kremenchuk district were hit, with direct hits and falling debris causing fires and damaging technical equipment. No casualties were reported.
Kremenchuk, situated on the banks of the Dnipro River in Poltava Oblast, hosted a pre-war population of 215,000. The city is approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) southeast of the capital, Kyiv.
Chernihiv and oblast
During the attack, Russian drones also targeted an enterprise, critical infrastructure, and energy facilities in Chernihiv Oblast, Governor Viacheslav Chaus said on Dec. 7. Several settlements were left without power, but power was restored by the morning.
According to Chaus, Russian Geran drones killed a 50-year-old man in his house and injured a police officer in Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv Oblast. A police station, medical college, and houses were also damaged.
In the city of Chernihiv, Russian drones attacked a thermal power facility. Drone debris was found in the city, the head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Bryzhynskyi reported on Dec. 7.
Fastiv
Explosions were also heard in the city of Fastiv in Kyiv Oblast overnight on Dec. 7. There were no reports of damages by publication time.
The city has been tareted recently: On Dec. 5, Russian forces targeted Fastiv as part of a mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Fastiv's main train station was struck in the attack, which President Volodymyr Zelensky described as "militarily senseless."
Russian forces have regularly attacked Ukrainian cities in recent months amid U.S. efforts to negotiate the end of Russia's war in Ukraine.
