Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning.
The strikes on Ukrainian fuel and energy sources included 78 air, ground, and sea-launched missiles as well as 106 Shaheds and other types of drones, Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트s air force said. It claimed to have intercepted 59 missiles and 54 drones, with 52 more drones being jammed.
바카라 게임 웹사이트(Russian President Vladimir) Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane?바카라 게임 웹사이트 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X. 바카라 게임 웹사이트They continue to fight for a blackout in Ukraine.바카라 게임 웹사이트
In Russia, meanwhile, one woman died and three people were wounded after falling debris from a downed drone sparked a fire in a shopping mall in the city of Vladikavkaz. The head of Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트s republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Gov. Sergey Menyaylo, said security footage showed that the explosion took place outside the Alania Mall Wednesday morning.
At least one person was killed in Russia's attack on Ukraine's Dnipro region, Vice Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said on Telegram, adding that heating was disrupted for 155 residential buildings. He also said 500,000 people in the Kharkiv region were without heat.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said one Russian missile passed Moldovan and Romanian airspace.
Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said Russia again 바카라 게임 웹사이트massively attacks energy infrastructure." Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트s air force said that multiple missiles had been fired at the Kharkiv, Dnipro and Poltava regions in the east of the country.
Halushchenko said the power distributor took the necessary measures to limit consumption. 바카라 게임 웹사이트As soon as the security situation allows, energy workers will establish the damage caused,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said. State energy operator Ukrenergo applied preemptive power outages across the country due to a 바카라 게임 웹사이트massive missile attack,바카라 게임 웹사이트 leading to electricity going out in several districts of the capital, Kyiv.
Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트s biggest private energy company, DTEK, said Russia struck one of their thermal power plants Wednesday morning, making it the 13th attack on Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트s power grid this year.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Denying light and warmth to millions of peace-loving people as they celebrate Christmas is a depraved and evil act that must be answered,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK wrote on his X account.
At least seven strikes targeted Kharkiv, sparking fires across the city, regional head Oleh Syniehubov wrote on Telegram. At least three people were injured, local authorities said.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Kharkiv is under massive missile fire. A series of explosions rang out in the city and there are still ballistic missiles flying in the direction of the city. Stay in safe places,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트s Ministry of Defense said in its morning report Wednesday that it had shot down 59 Ukrainian drones overnight, including over the Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk, Bryansk and Tambov regions, as well as over the Azov Sea. It did not mention the incident in North Ossetia-Alania.
Four people were also killed as a result of Ukrainian shelling in the town of Lgov in the Kursk region, regional head Alexander Khinshtein said. Three people died after several residential blocks and a beauty salon were hit, he said. Another person later died in a hospital.