KYIV/ MOSCOW – Russia launched multiple attacks on energy facilities across Ukraine on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian officials.

The attacks came as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia recognized there is no easy resolution to the Ukrainian crisis.

In the seven strikes in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, at least six people were injured and non-residential infrastructure was damaged, according to Kharkiv Governor Oleg Synegubov.

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In western Ukraine, Russian cruise missiles struck energy infrastructure in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, causing power outages in parts of the area, the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration said.

The central Dnipropetrovsk region also suffered a major assault on its energy infrastructure, Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak said on Telegram, without providing further details.

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Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK reported significant damage to equipment at its thermal power plants.

The state-run energy company Ukrenergo announced emergency power outages following the strikes, which marked the 13th massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this year.

‘No illusions on Ukraine crisis’

Noting that there is no easy resolution to the Ukrainian crisis, Lavrov said Moscow holds no illusions regarding this.

"We have had no illusions and currently don't have any about the prospects for an easy resolution of the Ukrainian crisis," he said during an interview.

Lavrov said the crisis could only "be resolved in the context of an agreement on reliable security and stability in Europe," which would reflect Russia's interests and the interests of all other countries.

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The Russian foreign minister also said Moscow has no illusions concerning changes with the arrival of the Donald Trump administration in the United States.

He said that the principles formulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis were not preconditions but rather were based on international law.

"We have never abandoned negotiations ... however we need to see serious, concrete proposals when they are presented to us," said Lavrov.

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Regarding the ceasefire that the West and Ukraine are currently discussing, he said Russia needs reliable, legally binding agreements that would eliminate the root causes of the conflict.