Four people were killed in the city on the 80th anniversary of its liberation from the Nazis.
The Trypilska plant, which was the biggest energy supplier for the Kyiv, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr regions, was left ablaze after the transformer, turbines and generators were wiped out.
Russia now frequently targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure in an attempt to cripple the country.
KYIV, Ukraine >> Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv today, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 17 people, authorities said.
Russia is following up initial attacks with repeat strikes targeting rescuers treating the wounded.
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Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting down Russian warplanes during their more than two-year war have met with […]
Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 17 people, authorities said.
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A Dublin coffee shop had its window smashed during an attempted robbery at the premises on Leeson Street.
The blaze was the latest in a string of fires at key Russian defence plants, and is the only one in the country manufacturing ammunition for S-300 and S-400 air defence missiles
Israeli missiles have hit western Iran. Explosions were heard in the city of Isfahan prompting commercial flights to divert from their routes. Isfahan’s international airport is located just northeast of Qahjaverestan. Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported that flights over Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan had been suspended.