Russia Attacks Ukraine With Dozens Of Missiles, Targets Gas Infrastructure And Energy Facilities

JAKARTA - Russia launched a new missile and drone strike on Ukraine, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in the western region.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian troops launched more than 40 missiles during Wednesday, January 15 morning attacks and used more than 70 drones overnight. Ukraine's air defenses shot down 30 missiles.

"Another massive Russian attack. Currently in the middle of winter, and Russia's targets remain unchanged, our energy infrastructure," Zelenskiy said in a social media post on platform X.

"One of the goals is gas and energy facilities that support the normal life of our society," he added.

The capital Kyiv was also attacked, with hundreds of residents sheltering at underground metro stations across the capital, sleeping on yoga mats and sitting in folding chairs with their pets.

The governor of the western Lviv region of Ukraine said two energy facilities, in the Drohobych and Stryi districts, were damaged.

Meanwhile in Ivano-Frankivsk, the governor said air defenses Russia's attack on the facility.

Both said no injuries were reported.

Ukrainians use natural gas especially to heat houses and cook.

The country uses gas stored over the summer for use in winter, when daily production cannot cover consumption.

Ukraine's underground gas storage facility is located in the western part of the country, including in the Stryi region. Their role has increased since Kyiv refused to extend the gas transit agreement with Russia.

Russia has stepped up bombings against Ukraine's electricity sector and other energy infrastructure since March 2024, killing half of the available power generation capacity and forcing prolonged rotating power outages.a