Ukraine says power being restored after Russian strikes

A group of Ukrainian mine clearing experts clear the way for energy service fixing an electric line damaged during fighting in the Kherson region.

After months of fighting, the energy services are racing against time to repair infrastructures but the Russian soldiers have left a trail of landmines, making their work harder, slower and more stressful.

Ukrainian officials said the power supply was being gradually restored across the war-torn country, a day after devastating Russian air strikes targeted its energy infrastructure.

Some ten million Ukrainians were left without electricity when dozens of Russian missiles hit power stations in the biggest aerial attack since the Russian invasion began in February.

Fresh air raid alerts were sounding again across the country, raising concerns over new attacks, but the warnings were lifted in the capital Kyiv minutes after.

"After rocket strikes, I was informed in the morning that most of the subscribers were reconnected," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media.

"Our engineers and rescuers worked all night in different regions," he said, vowing to "defeat all enemies".

The Russian strikes also triggered automatic shutdowns of several reactors at two nuclear power plants as Moscow and Kyiv have traded blame for attacks near several nuclear plants in Ukraine.