Half a million people in Kharkiv region without heating after Russian attack – Reuters
after the attack Ukrainian energy system, Reuters reports that five million people Kharkiv region Left unheated on Christmas Day in temperatures just a few degrees Celsius above zero. Meanwhile, there was a blackout in the capital Kyiv and elsewhere.
Russia has stepped up attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector since the spring of this year, damaging nearly half of its generating capacity and causing prolonged blackouts.
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Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 59 missiles and 54 drones launched by Russia, Reuters reported.
Russian forces capture Widrodzeniya-Tas
Russian Defense Ministry Said that Russian forces have captured the settlement of Vidrodzeniya in eastern Ukraine.
Russian Defense Ministry says it carried out ‘massive attack’ on Ukrainian energy system
Reuters is reporting that Russian The Defense Ministry said it had carried out a “large-scale attack” on critical energy facilities. ukraine Which support the work of Kiev’s military-industrial complex.
Four people died and five were injured in the town. lgov In Kursk region of Russia after Ukrainian shelling, the region’s acting governor said on Wednesday.
“A five-story residential building, two one-story residential buildings and a one-story beauty salon were seriously damaged,” Alexander Khinshtein wrote on Telegram.
“The blast wave blew out windows of neighboring private residences and at least 12 cars were damaged. “The explosion also destroyed a small part of the gas pipeline.”
We Ambassador of ukraineBridget Brink commented from russia attack on Ukrainian Energy infrastructure.
Posting on X, he said:
Russia’s Christmas gift to Ukraine: more than 70 missiles and 100 drones, directed at Ukrainian families celebrating in their homes and the energy infrastructure that sustains them. For the third holiday season, Russia weapons winter.
Half a million people in Kharkiv region without heating after Russian attack – Reuters
after the attack Ukrainian energy system, Reuters reports that five million people Kharkiv region Left unheated on Christmas Day in temperatures just a few degrees Celsius above zero. Meanwhile, there was a blackout in the capital Kyiv and elsewhere.
Russia has stepped up attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector since the spring of this year, damaging nearly half of its generating capacity and causing prolonged blackouts.
Here are some pictures coming to us through the wires from Ukraine.
We have more on Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, whose equipment was seriously damaged in the attack, wrote on his X account:
Depriving millions of peaceful people of light and heat while celebrating Christmas is a corrupt and evil act that must be answered.
is here chairman Zelensky’s The full response to the attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure that he posted on Telegram.
Every major Russian attack required time to prepare. This is never a spontaneous decision. It is a deliberate choice – not only of the target but also of the time and date.
Today Putin deliberately chose Christmas for his attack. What could be more inhuman than this? More than 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred attack drones. The target is our energy infrastructure.
They continue to fight for blackouts in Ukraine. According to preliminary reports, our defenders managed to shoot down more than 50 missiles and a large number of drones.
Unfortunately, there have been some hits. At present, there is power outage in many areas. Power engineers are working to restore power supply as soon as possible.
I thank all those who are working for the country, who are on war duty, who are protecting our skies. We will restore max. Russian evil will not break Ukraine and spoil Christmas.
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We start with that news Russia has launched a major attack on Christmas morning Ukrainian Ukrainian officials said the energy system and cities in its eastern region are equipped with cruise and ballistic missiles.
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr ZelenskyHe described the attack as “inhumane” and took aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhuman than this? More than 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles, and more than a hundred attack drones, Zelensky said over Telegram messenger.
He said due to the strike, work was affected in many areas and there was blackout. “Goals are our energy. They continue to fight for blackouts in Ukraine,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky said Ukraine’s air defenses shot down more than 50 Russian missiles in the attack on Wednesday.
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At least three people were injured in a missile attack in Kharkiv, north-eastern Ukraine, the city’s mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
“There is a massive missile attack on Kharkiv. A series of explosions were heard in the city and there are still ballistic missiles heading towards the city,” Terekhov wrote on Telegram on Wednesday morning.
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Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, whose equipment was seriously damaged in the attack, said on the Telegram messaging app: “This year, this is the 13th major attack on the Ukrainian energy sector and the 10th major attack on the company’s energy facilities.” It is an attack. ,