Massive Russian strike knocks out major power plant in Kyiv region

The latest updates from the war in Ukraine.

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00:00 Standing shoulder to shoulder, delegates at the Three Seas Summit in Lithuania's capital

00:06 vowed to protect and boost Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

00:10 Those representing 25 Central, Eastern and Southern European countries would normally

00:15 discuss cooperation on transport, cyber security and energy.

00:20 Their focus has turned to protecting Ukraine's power grid against Russian attacks.

00:25 For us, the biggest challenge for today and you know that we have been attacked again

00:30 this night, this early morning and Kharkiv again, Kharkiv again, Odessa, Zaporizhia,

00:37 Kiev region.

00:38 On Thursday, a Russian missile strike destroyed Kiev's largest coal-fired power plant in

00:44 Trpilsk.

00:46 Russia has targeted Ukraine's energy facilities since late March.

00:50 The northeastern city of Kharkiv has borne the brunt of recent Russian air attacks.

00:55 The power grid has been all but destroyed.

00:58 The attacks have also damaged or destroyed critical infrastructure and residential areas.

01:04 Some 200,000 homes have been left without electricity.

01:08 That number equates to about 80 percent of the population.

01:12 (whooshing)