Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects a “strong reaction” from the world after Russian missiles blasted energy and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv and other major cities. Early Thursday 70% of the capital remained without electricity.
early Thursday that 70% of the capital remained without electricity, although water has been restored to the left bank of the city.Zelensky compared Russia’s attacks on energy to “weapons of mass destruction”
in his speech late Wednesday. “When the temperature is below zero outside, and tens of millions of people are left without electricity, heat and water as a result of Russian missiles hitting energy facilities, this is an obvious crime against humanity,”Russian President Vladimir Putin is “weaponizing winter” as a strategy to harm Ukrainians, said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the U.N. meeting.
“He has decided that if he cannot seize Ukraine by force, he will try to freeze the country into submission,” she said. The White House said the United States had provided more than $250 million for “winterization efforts” in Ukraine — funds intended for heating fuel, generators, warm blankets and shelter repairs. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel MacronThe impact of Wednesday’s strikes were also felt in other parts of Ukraine.
In the central Dnipropetrovsk region, around half of residents remain without power, the head of the local military administration said early Thursday.Zelensky praised the European Parliament’s symbolic vote Wednesday to label Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism.”“Russia must be isolated at all levels and held accountable in order to end its long-standing policy of terrorism in Ukraine and across the globe.”Russia attacked Ukraine with another barrage of missiles on Nov.
this winter, after attacks on energy infrastructure battered the country to the brink of a humanitarian disaster,
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