Russia fired over 650 drones and 50 missiles targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing power outages nationwide and killing two people. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as “energy terror” ahead of winter, while NATO aircraft in Poland were scrambled as a precaution amid escalating tensions
Ukrainian rescuers at the site of a heavily damaged building following a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia, on Thursday. PIC/GETTY IMAGES
Russia launched more than 650 drones and more than 50 missiles of various types on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, bringing power outages and restrictions in all the country’s regions on Thursday, officials said. The strikes killed at least two people and injured 17, including children between two and 16 years of age, according to authorities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Ukrainian cities use centralised public infrastructure to run water, sewage and heating systems, and blackouts stop them from working. Months of attacks have aimed to erode Ukrainian morale as well as disrupt weapons manufacturing and other war-related activity almost four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour.
“Russia continues its systematic energy terror, striking at the lives, dignity, and warmth of Ukrainians on the eve of winter. Its goal is to plunge Ukraine into darkness; ours is to keep the light on,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said. The Polish military said it scrambled Polish and allied NATO aircraft as a preventive measure due to the Russian attack on Ukrainian territory. Polish regional airports in Radom and Lublin were closed to ensure freedom of operation.
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