Ukraine suffered, this Friday, December 16 in the morning, new Russian missile strikes which caused water cuts in the capital and power across the country, Moscow showing itself determined to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure. According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian “about 40 missiles” targeted kyiv alone on Friday, 37 of which were reportedly shot down by anti-aircraft defense.
According to authorities, nine power generation facilities were affected in Ukraine, leading to widespread blackouts across the country.
Power grid operator Ukrenergo said the energy system had lost more than half of its capacity due to the latest strikes.
Electricity was completely cut off in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, in the northeast, and in several other areas.
The mayor of Kharkiv spoke of ” colossal destruction of infrastructure “, while the kyiv metro was at a standstill almost all day.
Two people were killed in the explosion of a residential building in Kryvyi Rih and a third in Kherson.
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Attacks have intensified this week, with Russia targeting civilian infrastructure. The intensity of these strikes makes it increasingly difficult to undo the damage.
Winter as a weapon of war is what Ukraine is accusing Russia of by hitting critical facilities amid sub-zero temperatures across much of the country.
The head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell condemned Friday as ” war crimes the missile launches carried out by Russia against Ukraine and denounced a ” another example of the blind terror of the Kremlin “.
Stepan is a resident of Kyiv. He and his family are often without electricity, he says.
The bombardments started on Thursday morning, they are using drones to attack kyiv, we woke up around 6 am to the sound of explosions. Since then, they continue to bombard our infrastructures, 40 rockets fell on kyiv today. At 8 am we had a power outage. We were expecting a scheduled outage between 6 am and 10 am, but everything was cut off at 8 am and it lasted until 3 pm. In addition, during all this time, we had no water either. So it was difficult for us to heat ourselves to eat, we couldn’t wash our hands or even use the toilet. We expected it a bit, we had put some water aside, but in general, it’s still quite difficult.
The testimony of Stepan, resident of kyiv