KYIV - Russia has carried out 12 attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure so far this year, launching about 1,100 missiles, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Tuesday, citing a senior diplomat.

Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine's permanent representative to the United Nations, said that the attacks involved both cruise and ballistic missiles.

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Russia on Friday conducted one of the largest assaults this year on Ukraine's energy facilities with 94 missiles and 193 drones, Kyslytsya said.

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Earlier, the state-run energy company Ukrenergo estimated that Ukraine had lost about 9 gigawatts of generating capacity due to the strikes.