Ukraine Accuses Russia of Attacking Power Grid, Causing Blackouts

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Attacking Power Grid, Causing Blackouts
Firefighters work at a site of a thermal power plant damaged by a missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 11, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters
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KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine—Ukraine accused Russian forces of attacking civilian infrastructure in response to a weekend offensive by Ukrainian troops.

Ukrainian officials said the targets of the retaliatory attacks included water facilities and a thermal power station in Kharkiv, and that they caused widespread blackouts.