More than a million people are without power after Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said that attack was retaliation for Ukraine’s firing of western weapons
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said that attack was retaliation for Ukraine’s firing of western weapons
#russia #ukraine #russiaukraineconflict #putin #zelenskyy #ukraineenergy
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00:00The second big Russian attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in less than a fortnight once again
00:07Residents in Kiev had to shelter in metro stations as missiles and drones targeted their city
00:18Our mornings begin with checking the phone to see if there's an air alert
00:21I have to take the eldest daughter to school. We saw that there was an air alert and went to the Metro
00:27What do we think about all this?
00:29We are indeed fed up with all of it
00:32Ukraine's energy minister confirmed wise red attacks on energy facilities across the country
00:38prompting energy power cuts
00:41Explosions were hurting these Ukrainian cities including Odessa Harkiv and Rivne in the West Lviv
00:48Valin and Rivne experienced significant power outages
00:52Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the assault calling it quote another despicable escalation
00:59In Russia's terrorist tactics. He urged the Western allies to expedite air defense support and weapons deliveries
01:09Ukraine recently fired US and UK missiles into Russian territory for the first time
01:15Russian President Vladimir Putin who was attending a security meeting in Kazakhstan called his country's latest strikes a
01:23retaliation
01:26Tonight we carried out a comprehensive strike using 90 missiles of this class and 100 drones
01:3317 targets were hit
01:35These were military facilities defense industry facilities and their support systems
01:41I repeat once again these strikes from our side took place
01:45Also in response to the incessant strikes on Russian territory by American missiles
01:51Ata CMS
01:53Has been said many times there will always be a response from our side
01:58This marks Russia's 11th large-scale assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this year with Russian ground forces in the east
02:07Reportedly advancing at their fastest pace since the conflict began
02:12Ukraine faces mounting challenges as the war enters a third winter the Genwha CGTM