Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug 23, 2022.KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a Russian attack on his country's energy sector on April 27 had targeted gas facilities important for supply to the European Union.
Ukraine's energy minister said in March that Kyiv had no plans to extend or replace the arrangement with Moscow, which pays Ukraine to export its gas to the EU. Mr Zelenskiy, who is campaigning for supplies of defensive weapons systems from his international partners, said that Ukrainian forces had "managed to shoot down some" of the 34 Russian missiles of various types.Ukraine's state-run oil and gas firm Naftogaz said Russia had attacked its facilities but that no-one was hurt and supplies to Ukrainian consumers and clients were unaffected.
Mr Maksym Kozytskyi, the governor of Lviv region, which borders Poland, said his region had suffered strikes during an attack by cruise missiles and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, though Ukrainian forces shot down three missiles.
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