Russia launched on Monday great round of attacks On kyiv, Kharkov and other cities of Ukraine. It is the second time this month that Moscow has launched a large-scale offensive against major Ukrainian infrastructure.
For example, it remained part of the Ukrainian capital without water and electricity, while other regions reported blackouts. The bullets also hit critical infrastructure in the Cherkasy region south-east of Kyiv and explosions were recorded in different areas of the country.
The metro has stopped running in Kharkov and some sections of the track have been disconnected, according to the Ukrainian state rail network.
Russia two days ago accused Ukraine of a drone attack on the Russian fleet in the Black Sea off the annexed peninsula of Crimea. Ukraine denied the attack, saying it was a Russian mistake in handling its own weapons.
In any case, Moscow announced that it would abandon the UN-brokered agreement to allow the safe passage of ships carrying grain from Ukraine.
Russian forces “continue to fight with civilian installations” said the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, commenting on the attacks on Monday. “We will persevere and generations of Russians will pay a heavy price for their misfortune,” the official said.
On October 10, a similar offensive struck the country after an explosion on the Kerch Bridge linking annexed Crimea with mainland Russia, an event Moscow attributed to Kiev.
No electricity in Kiev
Several neighborhoods in Kiev ran out of electricity after a new one Russian attack on energy infrastructureas reported by the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko, through his Telegram account.
Part of the capital was also without a supply of drinking water, the news portal Ukrinfrom said, citing sources from the mayor’s office. The extent of the power failure was not specified.
For several weeks, Russian troops have again intensified attacks on Kyiv, mainly carried out with kamikaze drones and directed against energy infrastructures and other civilian targets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly denounced the use of these Iranian-made devices and called for a strong international reaction.
Russian missiles against Zaporizhia
Russian forces carried out a missile attack this Monday in the Zaporizhia regionwhere the largest nuclear power plant in Europe is located, which has damaged several critical infrastructures.
As reported by Oleksandr Starukh, head of the military administration of that southern region in his Telegram account, the attack took place early Monday morning.
“Around 08:00 (local time), the enemy carried out missile attacks in Zaporizhia. Early reports indicate that the missiles were launched from the air. Critical infrastructure was damaged. Power outages could occur,” he said. the military officer.
According to Starukh, at the moment no confirmation of the victims, although emergency services have been dispatched to the attacked areas.
in Zaporižia it is the largest Ukrainian nuclear power plant, now controlled by the Russians, although Ukrainian workers work there. The facilities have suffered some attacks of which Russia and Ukraine mutually accuse each other that forced it to be disconnected from the local energy system.
With information from EFE and AP.
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Source: Clarin
