Recently, Russia has increasingly attacked infrastructure in Ukraine. In many areas, the power supply is interrupted. The prime minister warns that this could reach critical proportions in winter.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has warned of a large number of more refugees in the wake of the recent Russian airstrikes on his country. “If there is no electricity, heating or water in Ukraine, it could trigger a new migration tsunami,” he told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper (FAS). Schmyhal accused Russia of wanting to “plunge Ukraine into a humanitarian catastrophe” by attacking its civilian infrastructure. The Ukraine should be given a cold winter in which many people could freeze to death.
In view of this, he asked for “mobile equipment for generating electricity and heat” and for water treatment plants. There is still enough fuel for the generators “at the moment”, “but if there is a large-scale power and heating failure, we will need more”. Then his country would also need “electricity imports” from the West. In addition, the Prime Minister asked Germany for further military aid.
Ukraine is “impatiently” waiting for new ammunition that is “needed now,” Schmyhal said. “It’s literally a matter of days.” Jammers are also needed to fend off the “twenty to thirty Iranian kamikaze drones” that Russia uses against Ukraine every day. Schmyhal praised the newly delivered German Iris-T anti-aircraft missile system. It is now in use and has “already saved many, many lives”.
Schmyhal would like to use the Russian assets frozen abroad for reconstruction. He said the damage from Russia’s attack is now “more than $750 billion.” At the same time, there are frozen Russian assets worth $300-500 billion. “We should develop a mechanism to confiscate Russian assets,” he said.
On Monday, Schmyhal will open a German-Ukrainian economic forum in Berlin with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), where top representatives of both countries want to discuss the reconstruction of Ukraine. Several ministers from the Ukraine will travel to Berlin or connect online, as the organizers announced.
Energy supplier complains about damage after rocket attacks
After the new Russian rocket attacks on Saturday, the Ukrainian energy supplier in the country has complained about serious damage to the main grids in the west of the country. The consequences are comparable to the Russian attacks between October 10th and 12th – or even worse, said Ukrenerho on Saturday in Kyiv. During the attacks on those October days, Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s energy infrastructure to be targeted. This was in retaliation for an explosion on the Crimean bridge from Russia to the annexed Black Sea peninsula. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the heavy explosion.
The Ukrainian network operator also said that experts wanted to fix the damage as soon as possible. President Volodymyr Zelenskyj announced this week that around 40 percent of the country’s energy infrastructure had been destroyed by the Russian attacks with missiles and drones. According to Ukrenerho, the supply is currently limited in the regions of Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk. Hundreds of thousands of homes were affected by power outages.
The energy supplier asked people once again to save electricity. For example, unnecessary light sources should be switched off and washing machines should only be operated at night. According to Ukrenerho, the enemy wants to enrage the people in the country and destabilize the situation. “Anger gives us strength,” the provider said in a statement. He appealed to the people to contribute to improving the situation with understanding and help.
Russia issued a nationwide air alert on Saturday with new rocket attacks on Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow confirmed a large number of attacks. Russia has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine for almost eight months.
Source: Stern
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