Russian missiles yesterday pounded energy and other infrastructure in Ukraineresulting in a complete power outage in many areas, as announced by Kyiv, while the Russian occupation authorities in Kherson called on citizens to leave the region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Russian attacks had struck on a “very wide” scale. He pledged that his military would improve its already good record in shooting down missiles with the help of its partners.
20 missiles and over 10 Iranian-made Shahed drones were shot down, he added. The Air Force General Staff had earlier announced that 33 missiles had been fired at Ukraine and that 18 had been shot down.
With the war heading into its ninth month, the threat of a truly freezing winter looms as Russia continues to attack Ukraine’s energy gridas reported by Reuters and Athens News Agency.
In Kherson, in the southern part of the country, which has been the target of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against the invasion launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, occupation authorities have instructed residents to leave.
“Due to the tense situation at the front, the increased risk of mass shelling of the city and the threat of terrorist attacks, all civilians must immediately leave the city and cross to the (eastern) bank of the Dnieper,” said the message posted by the occupation authorities. on Telegram.
Thousands of citizens have already fled Kherson following warnings of a Ukrainian attack aimed at recapturing the city.
In Oleski, on the other bank of the Dnieper, Reuters journalists saw people arriving by boat from Kherson, loaded with boxes, bags, pets. A woman had a toddler in one hand and a dog in the other. “I really didn’t want to (leave), I kept working,” said a resident. “We wanted to stay here in the area, but now we don’t know.”
The Ukrainian military said it was making territorial gains as its forces moved south through the region, seizing at least two villages that the Ukrainian side said had been abandoned by Russian troops. Kherson connects Ukraine with the Crimean Peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.
Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk reported on Telegram: “Kherson region! A little more. Take courage. The Ukrainian armed forces are on the job.” Reuters was unable to independently cross-reference those reports.
Since October 10, Russia has unleashed devastating strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, hitting at least half of its thermal power plants and up to 40% of the entire system.
Officials in various regions yesterday reported hits to energy facilities and power outages as engineers tried to restore the grid. Governors advised residents to stock up on water.
Over a million people were left without drift, said the advisor to the Ukrainian presidency Kirylo Tymoshenko. Power outages hit parts of Kiev overnight, and a city official warned that the strikes could leave the Ukrainian capital without power and heating for “several days or weeks.”
Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, said Moscow wanted to trigger a new wave of refugees to Europe with the strikes, while Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter that the attacks amounted to genocide.
Source: News Beast

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