Kiev: Russia on Sunday launched its biggest airstrike in Ukraine in three months. The Russian military fired 120 missiles and 90 drones, killing at least seven people and causing “serious damage” to power systems. Ukrainians also fear serious damage from Russian attacks on their other energy plants. Because it will cause prolonged blackouts in Ukraine as winter sets in. Russia first attacked Ukraine in February 2022. Such attacks by Russia now at a crucial moment of the war will increase the psychological pressure on Ukraine.
The attacks caused emergency power outages in many areas of Ukraine. Russia’s attack comes as Donald Trump has voiced the prospect of an end to the war following his historic victory in this month’s US presidential election. “This is one of Russia’s largest ever airstrikes,” Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiha wrote on Twitter as drones and missiles rained down on peaceful cities, sleeping civilians and critical infrastructure overnight.
Destroy the power grid
The Russian attack has caused major damage to Ukraine’s power grid. Ukrainian security forces heard drones involved in airstrikes over the capital Kiev overnight, as Russia launched a missile attack that set off a series of powerful explosions across the city center, “Ukraine’s energy system has suffered serious damage, including DTEK power stations,” Maxim, CEO of DTEK, the largest private energy provider. “These attacks once again show Ukraine’s need for additional air defense systems from our allies,” Timchenko said. (Reuters)
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