Russia fires missiles at Ukraine on Christmas

Russia fires missiles at Ukraine on Christmas


Attack targeted energy infrastructure in the dead of winter

Ukraine accused Russia of launching more than 70 missiles and 100 drones at cities in several parts of the country in the early hours of Wednesday (25), an offensive that targeted energy infrastructure in the midst of winter in the hemisphere northern.

“According to preliminary reports, our defense managed to shoot down more than 50 missiles and a significant number of drones. There are power outages in several regions and engineers are working to restore supplies as soon as possible,” the president said Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyj. on social media.

Explosions were recorded in cities such as Kharkiv, Dnipro and Kremenchuk. “Every massive Russian attack requires preparation time, it is never a spontaneous decision. It is a deliberate choice, not only of targets, but also of dates. Putin deliberately chose Christmas to attack. What could be more inhumane? “he added.

The Ukrainian government also said that one of the Russian missiles flew over the airspace of Moldova and Romania, member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The information was confirmed by Chisinau, but denied by Bucharest. “The air surveillance system, an integral part of the NATO system, did not detect such a situation,” the Romanian Ministry of Defense said.

Russia confirmed that it had carried out a “massive strike with long-range precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against locations sensitive to Ukrainian energy infrastructure.” “The objective of the attack was achieved,” assured the Moscow Ministry of Defense. .

Source: Terra

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