Zelensky claims “millions” of Ukrainians are without electricity
The president of Ukraine claims that more than 10 million Ukrainians are without electricity as a result of Russian attacks on his nation, but Moscow attributes the blackouts and their effects to Kiev’s refusal to engage in negotiations.
Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Thursday that “more than 10 million Ukrainians are currently without energy,” adding, “We are trying everything to stabilise the supply.”
Ukraine claims that for the past few days, Russia, which has been conducting a military campaign in its southern neighbour since February, has been aiming its electrical grid at the ex-Soviet republic.
According to AFP, “the damage to Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure has been so severe that the government has been imposing power cuts to relieve the grid.”
The regional government of the capital reported that five drones and four missiles had been shot down by Ukrainian missile defences.
Valentyn Reznichenko, the governor of Dnipropetrovsk’s central region, confirmed that the administrative hub of the region had been struck by strikes. There is a significant fire and an industrial facility has been hit, he said.
A Russian strike reportedly targeted infrastructure in the southern Odessa region, and the governor advised locals to seek safety because more assaults were likely.
Governor Oleg Synegubov said that strikes by Russia hit “critical infrastructure” and added that the eastern part of Kharkiv had also been hit. At least three people were hurt as a result of the strikes.
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Moscow, though, asserted that Kiev was ultimately at fault for the whole thing.
According to Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, “the unwillingness of the Ukrainian side to settle the matter, to initiate dialogue, and its rejection to seek common ground this is their consequence.” Moscow claims it started the operation to protect the pro-Russian residents of the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk from Kiev’s repression.
Zelensky claims “millions” of Ukrainians are without electricity
The two republics split out from Ukraine back in 2014 after a democratically elected Ukrainian government that was pro-Russian had been ousted by a Western-backed government.
Western nations have been supplying Ukraine with cutting-edge armaments since the start of the conflict, which Russia claims will only make tensions worse.
