Highlights: A Russian strike killed at least one person on the night of Saturday March 30 to Sunday March 31 in the Ukrainian region of Lviv, the regional governor said. The kyiv army said it had shot down nine missiles and nine enemy drones. Moscow has intensified its airstrikes against Ukraine in recent weeks, targeting the energy network in particular and saying it is in retaliation for Kiev's attacks in its border regions. On March 29, Russia carried out massive bombings against Ukraine's electricity grid, seriously damaging at least three thermal power plants.

A Russian strike killed at least one person on the night of Saturday March 30 to Sunday March 31 in the Ukrainian region of Lviv, the regional governor said. The kyiv army said it had shot down…

Ukraine: one dead during Russian night strikes in the Lviv region

A Russian strike killed at least one person on the night of Saturday March 30 to Sunday March 31 in the Ukrainian region of Lviv, the regional governor said. The kyiv army said it had shot down nine missiles and nine enemy drones.

The Ukrainian Air Force announced that it had shot down nine cruise missiles and nine Russian Shahed explosive drones during the nighttime bombings. (Illustration image) © Efrem Lukatsky / AP

By: RFI with AFP

“

Tonight, the enemy attacked with cruise missiles the same critical infrastructure...that was previously targeted on March 24 and 29. An administrative building was damaged

,” Governor Maksym Kozytsky said on Telegram, without specifying what type of infrastructure it was. “

One man died as a result of the attack. My condolences to his family. Rescuers search through the rubble. There could be other people underneath

,” he added on Telegram.

The Ukrainian operator Ukrenergo said this Sunday March 31 that the Russian army had again struck energy infrastructure during the night. “

They targeted high voltage substations (...) in the southern regions

,” said this source. Due to the damage, emergency power cuts were imposed in the city of Odessa and surrounding areas, Ukrenergo said.

Earlier on Sunday, the Ukrainian Air Force announced that it had shot down nine cruise missiles and nine

Russian

Shahed explosive drones during the nighttime bombings.

Massive bombing of Ukraine's power grid

Moscow has intensified its airstrikes against Ukraine

recent weeks, targeting the energy network in particular and saying it is in retaliation for Kiev's attacks in its border regions. On

March 29

, Russia carried out massive bombings against Ukraine's electricity grid, seriously damaging at least three thermal power plants and prompting Ukrainian authorities to temporarily impose emergency outages in seven regions.

The operator Ukrenergo clarified on Sunday that energy restrictions are still in force in the Kharkiv regions and in the town of Kryvyï Rih, without indicating the number of users affected.

Faced with these bombings, kyiv is asking its Western allies to send it more aid, in particular anti-aircraft defense systems.

Read also Faced with an “intensification” of Russian strikes, kyiv requests more defense systems

Ukraine: one dead during Russian night strikes in the Lviv region

Ukraine: one dead during Russian night strikes in the Lviv region

Massive bombing of Ukraine's power grid

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