 Russia's mass missile strikes crippled Ukraine's energy grid. Russia renews its missile attacks across Ukraine on Friday, killing three civilians, and prompting widespread outages across the country. Two civilians were killed when a missile hit a house in Krivorik, and a third died in Kherson. Ukraine was hit by 76 missiles, of which six were shot down. Commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zalozhny has said. According to preliminary data, this morning from the regions of the Caspian and Black Seas, the enemy launched 76 missiles, including 72 Kruits missiles and four guided-air missiles X-59 at Ukrainian critical infrastructure, Zalozhny Rotun telegram. The Ukrainian authorities believe that the attacks were aimed at destroying Ukraine's power grid in a bid to weaken Ukraine and help Russia make gains on the battlefield. Russia hit nine power generation facilities in the attacks. Kharkov mayor reported colossal destruction of electricity infrastructure in Ukraine's second largest city. Kiev's power grid was also hit, with the work of Kiev metro disrupted. Thirteen people, including four minors, were injured as a result of the attacks. Russia has stepped up its strikes on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure this week. According to Ukraine's power grid operator UkraEnergy, the energy system had lost more than half of its capacity as a result of the strikes.