More hits were reported on 27 April and then again on 8 May, though we have not been able to find any verifiable footage of these so far.

This is largely because the publishing of images or videos of strikes on key infrastructure is banned under martial law in Ukraine.

Russia has carried out frequent and widespread attacks on Ukraine’s power infrastructure since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, but one expert told BBC Verify that its tactics have changed in recent months.

Volodymyr Omelchenko, director of energy programmes at the Ukraine-based Razumkov Centre think tank, said Russian forces have been targeting larger energy generation infrastructure over smaller substations – as power plants take longer to fix.

As of mid-April, he said Ukraine had lost more than 80% of all thermal generation capacity, on top of the destruction of Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric power station.

Mr Omelchenko added he believes the attacks are aimed at creating a “socio-economic collapse” in Ukraine, rendering the country essentially impossible to live or run a business in.

“Moscow hopes that the collapse of the energy sector will force millions of people to emigrate,” he warned.