Russia launched another “massive” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, knocking out power to more than a million households, according to Ukrainian officials.
Thursday’s attack, which involved more than 200 missiles and drones, marked that. Second on Ukraine’s power grid In less than two weeks.
“Attacks on energy installations are happening all over Ukraine,” Energy Minister Herman Huloshenko said on Facebook. He further said that emergency power outage has been implemented across the country.
According to the Associated Press, the affected areas include Lviv region in western Ukraine, northwestern Rivne region, bordering Volyn region and western Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Caliber cruise missiles with cluster munitions, which release multiple small bombs over a wide area, target civilian targets, he said. He termed the attack as an ‘insidious escalation’.
Zielinski said that Western countries should speed up the supply of air defense weapons in response to the attack.
“Every such attack proves that air defense systems are now needed in Ukraine, where they save lives, not at storage bases,” Zelinsky said on Telegram.
In this image taken from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on November 28, the pilot of a Russian Air Force Su-34 bomber aircraft flies to an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry press service photo via AP)
Andrey Yermak, head Office of the President of Ukraine, Russia has accused Russia of stockpiling missiles with the intention of waging a winter war. He also said that Russia was “helped by their crazy allies, including North Korea.”
It is not uncommon for Russia to invade Ukraine during the bitter winter months in an attempt to deny citizens access to heating and drinking water supplies.
The strikes also aim to disrupt Ukraine’s production of missiles, drones, armored vehicles and other military assets.
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In almost three years of war Russia has. destroyed About half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.