Gaza Post
Russia leaves more Ukraine without electricity in new strikes
Russian missile strikes and shelling of energy facilities knocked out electricity to more villages, towns and parts of two cities in Ukraine on Wednesday, increasing the pressure on Ukraine and threatening the misery of millions in winter.
President Volodymyr Zelensky once again urged Ukrainians to make an effort to save energy, speaking the other night as power substations and other infrastructure were bombed.
Mayor Dmytro Orlov said that the shelling caused power and water outages in some parts of Enerhodar. The southern city is located next to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is one of the most alarming hotbeds of tension during the almost eight-month invasion.
The governor of the region reported that the missiles seriously damaged an energy facility in the Kryvyi Rih region. He said the strike had cut off electricity to villages, towns and the city region.
A barrage of Russian attacks with missiles, self-destructing explosive drones and other weapons on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure over almost two weeks has opened a new stage in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war and tested the resilience shown by Ukrainians since Moscow’s invasion.
Zelensky tweeted yesterday that almost a third of Ukrainian power plants have been destroyed since October 10, causing “massive power outages” throughout the country.
Later Tuesday, Zelensky said that turning off appliances and doing other things to save energy during peak consumption hours helps “the whole country”.
He also thanked the Ukrainian soldiers who shot down Iranian-made missiles and drones targeting energy facilities.
Western countries have promised more air defense systems to help Ukraine cope with the air attack. Zelensky said that a newly arrived German-provided system has been deployed and is working well in the face of Russian strikes.
