“The shelling of energy facilities was recorded in the Kyiv, Nikolaev, Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr regions,” he said.

Earlier, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, announced emergency power outages in the city.

Also, the authorities of the Odessa and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine reported that the regions are facing problems with electricity as a result of damage to infrastructure facilities.

On the night of March 9, an air alert was announced throughout Ukraine.