# Russian missiles hit 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in two days – minister Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2022-10-12 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Russia Targets Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure, Urges Meta Description: Ukraine's Energy Minister warns of blackouts as Russia ignores international rules. Protect the sky, urge Ukrainian officials. Millions face electricity URL: https://financedigest.com/russian-missiles-hit-30-of-ukraines-energy-infrastructure-in-two-days-ministerhtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2022-10-12t055724z1lynxmpei9b08zrtroptp4ukraine-crisis-energy-exports-1736815042853-compressed.jpg) (Reuters) – Russia hit about 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in its missile attacks on Monday and Tuesday, Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko told CNN in an interview. “We send this message to our partners: we need to protect the sky,” Halushchenko told CNN late on Tuesday, adding that Russia was disregarding international rules. “They don’t care about any kind of international agreements or conventions.” Ukraine urged civilians on Tuesday not to use domestic appliances like ovens and washing machines to [save electricity as millions faced blackouts after the biggest Russian attack on its energy](https://www.financedigest.com/schneider-and-greenyellow-target-smaller-businesses-with-energy-saving-technology.html "Schneider and GreenYellow target smaller businesses with energy saving technology") network since war broke out. Moscow, which calls its actions in [Ukraine a “special military operation” to eliminate dangerous nationalists and protect Russian](https://www.financedigest.com/ukraine-grants-citizenship-to-top-russian-journalist-who-denounced-war.html "Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war") speakers, has accused the West of escalating and prolonging the conflict by supporting Kyiv. (Reporting in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---