Russia attacked Ukrainian subunits with cluster munitions for the first time but air defence minimised losses – Ukraine's PM

Russia attacked Ukrainian substations with cluster munitions for the first time on 26 August but only a very small number of them were severely damaged thanks to the protection.

Source: Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, at the Ukraine 2024. Independence forum

Details: Shmyhal stated that during the Russian large-scale combined attack on 26 August, the Russians struck Ukrainian substations with cluster munitions for the first time.

"There were tens of strikes yesterday but we lost a very small quantity of equipment thanks to the first and second level of protection," he said.

Background:

• During the Russian attack on Ukraine on 26 August, missiles and drones struck the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, stated that many power facilities had been damaged in the Russian attack but repair works are underway.
• Ukrainian state energy company Ukrenergo announced emergency power outages.
• The power supply was disrupted in some districts of the city of Kyiv. The local authorities say that it is connected with the situation in the all-Ukrainian power system.
• The Russians targeted the power system of Ukraine, the situation is complicated.

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