Russia carried out a large-scale attack on May 8 against Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, and Vinnytsia oblasts, mainly targeting energy infrastructure.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said there had been missile and drone attacks on critical energy facilities in seven regions. BBC Verify has been tracking Russian strikes on energy targets in the past months and industry experts have said Russia has been shifting its strategy - increasingly targeting power plants to try to disrupt energy supplies to Ukrainians.

Yesterday, on May 8, during the morning Russian shelling of critical Ukrainian infrastructure, hydroelectric power facilities were also heavily damaged. Two hydroelectric power plants have been taken out of operation,

Ukrainian hydroelectric power facilities sustained extensive damage in a Russian attack on the morning of 8 May, leading to two hydroelectric power plants being taken out of operation. Source: press service of Ukrhydroenergo,

After a “massive” wave of Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukraine’s energy system, Kyiv on Wednesday warned of possible power shutdowns across the country, as reported by news agency AFP. As Moscow escalated its attack against Ukraine from both land and from the skies,