According to the Ukrainian authorities, at least one person has been killed and several wounded in the night and morning attacks. Air alarms sounded as a warning in several cities.
10:40am•Updated 10:49am
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia used Kalibr missiles launched from Black Sea bases in the attacks. More than 70 missiles have been fired. According to Ukrainian sources, there were more than a hundred drones. Ballistic missiles were also used in the attacks.
The third winter of war is going on in Ukraine. Russia is trying to undermine Ukraine’s energy supply. Apartments get cold quickly, because in the Dnipropetrovsk region, for example, the temperature is on the minus side.
– The enemy is trying to destroy the power grid, the governor of the region Serhiy Lysak write in the Telegram messaging service.
Strong attacks have been made in Kharkiv during the night. According to the authorities, there were seven attacks. At least three people have been injured. In the capital, Kyiv, people gathered in subway stations to take shelter from airstrikes.
Russian anti-aircraft claims to have repelled 59 Ukrainian drones during the day.
In November, 200 missiles and drones towards energy plants
Last month, Russia fired nearly 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine’s electricity grid. President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in September that nearly 80 percent of Ukraine’s energy sector has suffered damage. Power companies are planning to move power lines underground to protect themselves from shocks.
The President of Ukraine said that the President Vladimir Putin the action could not be more inhumane. According to him, the timing was a conscious choice.
– It takes time to prepare a massive airstrike. It’s never a spur of the moment decision. In addition to the destinations, a time and place are chosen. Now Putin chose Christmas, the president said.
AFP