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Russia bombs Ukraine into darkness

Russia bombs Ukraine into darkness

Again, Russia has heavily shelled neighboring Ukraine. About 70 missiles and drones have fallen across the country. And again, a large part of the infrastructure was hit, such as the electricity and water supply in Kyiv. “70 percent of the capital has so far been without electricity,” said Mayor Vitali Klitschko. At least it was possible to supply the districts on the left bank of the Dnipro with water again. Municipal services are working flat out to repair the damage, but Kiev’s electricity supply also depends on the stability of the entire energy system in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy: “Crimes against humanity”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned the Russian attacks on the power grid at an emergency session of the UN Security Council as “crimes against humanity”. “When we have sub-zero temperatures and millions of people are without power, without heat and without water, it is a blatant crime against humanity,” he said in his video address.

According to Vitali Klitschko, three people were killed in the hail of rockets, including a 17-year-old girl. According to Ukrainian sources, a newborn was killed in the maternity ward in an attack on a hospital in southern Ukraine. According to police chief Igor Klymenko, at least six people were killed and 36 injured nationwide.

The commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine, General Sergey Surovikin, had already gained notoriety during his deployment in Syria a few years earlier for attacking civilian targets in order to weaken his opponents. Following his appointment in Ukraine, attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure have become a key part of Russian warfare.

Source: Stern

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