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Ukraine was attacked by more than 40 missiles and 40 drones: what is known about the consequences of a massive enemy attack

On the night of April 11, the enemy carried out a massive combined attack, launching more than 40 missiles and about 40 attack drones. New consequences of the strikes on critical energy infrastructure in Kharkiv and Lviv Regions are known.

Apostrophe has collected information about the consequences of the massive strike.

On his Telegram channel, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky wrote that the enemy had used more than 40 missiles and about 40 attack drones at night - some of the missiles and Shahed drones were shot down: "Unfortunately, only part of them."

Last night Russian terrorists were hitting critical infrastructure facilities: "There was another vile missile attack on Kharkiv and Kharkiv Region. Facilities in other regions were also targeted: Kyiv, Zaporizhzhya, Odesa and Lviv Regions".

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Kharkiv and the region

Oleksiy Kuleba, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, wrote that during this attack, the enemy focused its attention on Ukraine's energy facilities. The most difficult situation is currently in Kharkiv Region.

"There were more than 10 missile attacks on the city alone. The terrorist country is trying to destroy the infrastructure in Kharkiv and leave the city in darkness."

He notes that there are already noticeable power outages in the region - more than 200 thousand users of Kharkiv Region have been left without electricity, and the subway in the city is working as a shelter.

"Power engineers and specialized services are analyzing the consequences of the terrorist attack. Experts, local and regional authorities are working to eliminate the consequences of the attack as soon as possible," said Oleksiy Kuleba.

Lviv Region

Regarding the situation in Lviv Region, Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, noted that enemy cruise missiles of various types and UAVs attacked two critical energy infrastructure facilities in Lviv Region:

"It is a gas distribution infrastructure facility in Stryi district and an electrical substation in Chervonohrad district."

He points out that fires broke out at the site, but they were quickly extinguished without casualties.

"All life support systems in the Lviv Region are working normally," Kozitsky writes.

Earlier, we reported that the energy infrastructure in four regions of Ukraine was damaged due to massive Russian missile strikes.