Ukrainian officials said the targets of the attacks included water facilities and a thermal power station in Kharkiv, and that they caused widespread blackouts. Ukraine's gains were the worst defeat for Moscow's forces since they were repelled from the outskirts of Kyiv in March.
A view shows a burning thermal power plant hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine September 11, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb GarnishKYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine, Sept 12 - Ukraine accused Russian forces of attacking civilian infrastructure in response to a rapid weekend offensive by Ukrainian troops that drove Russia to abandon its main bastion in the Kharkiv region.
In the worst defeat for Moscow's forces since they were repelled from the outskirts of the capital Kyiv in March, thousands of Russian soldiers left behind ammunition and equipment as they fled the city of Izium, which they had used as a logistics hub. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the president's office, posted an image on Telegram of electrical infrastructure on fire but added power had been restored in some regions.
"If you look at the map, it is logical to assume that the offensive will develop in the direction of Svatove - Starobelsk, and Sievierodonetsk - Lysychansk," he said.
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