Russia Launches Attack On Key Ukraine Infrastructure On Christmas Day

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Russia, on Christmas morning, launched an attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in what Ukrainian President Vladimir is calling an “inhumane” attack.

One person died in the attack that occurred in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

In a statement, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zeleznky stated, “Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack.”

He added, “What could be more inhuman?”

Check  out what CNN reported:

Russia launched an “inhumane” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, with explosions reported across the country, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

It is the thirteenth time this year Russia has carried out a major attack on Ukraine’s power grid, according to DTEK, the country’s largest energy provider, leaving it in a precarious position while the war grinds into a third winter.

At least one person died in the attacks in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, while six others were injured in Kharkiv – less than 20 miles from the Russian border – Ukraine’s national police said, adding that residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged in the attack. At least seven missile strikes targeted the city, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

Half a million households have been left without heating in the Kharkiv region in temperatures of 3 degrees Celsius (37 degrees Fahrenheit). Kyiv has imposed rolling blackouts to stabilize the grid, DTEK said.

Ukrainian forces meanwhile said Wednesday that they attacked a Russian command post overnight in Lgov in the Kursk region, where Kyiv launched a surprise offensive this year.

Four people were killed and five have been hospitalised, including one woman in a serious condition, according to local authorities in the Kursk region.

Here’s what The New York Times reported:

Air-raid alarms and explosions sounded on Christmas Day in Ukraine as Russian missiles and drones targeted the nation’s energy infrastructure.

“Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack,” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in a statement. “What could be more inhuman?”

Before dawn on Wednesday, Russia directed more than 70 cruise and ballistic missiles and 100 strike drones, Ukrainian officials said. As rescue workers and energy repair crews raced to assess the damage in the morning, alarms sounded again and more missiles streaked through the skies. At least six people were wounded in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, and one person was killed in Dnipro, but officials said that the toll from strikes around the country may rise.

The Ukrainian military said air defense teams shot down 59 missiles and either shot down or disabled most of the drones used in the attack. Ukraine’s largest private energy company said the attacks caused serious damage to equipment emergency, and power outages were declared across the country.



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