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Ukraine grid operator warns of longer repair time after latest Russian attack

A view shows a residential building damaged by a Russian missile amid their attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine December 16, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine's power grid operator said on Friday it would take longer to repair the national grid and restore power than it did after previous Russian missile attacks.

After Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Friday, the grid operator said: "Considering this is already the ninth wave of missile strikes on energy facilities, the restoration of power supply may take longer than before."

"Priority will be given to critical infrastructure facilities: hospitals, water supply facilities, heat supply facilities, and sewage treatment plants," it said.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Timothy Heritage)

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