Russia launched a wave of strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, targeting fuel and energy sources with missiles and drones. Ukrainian officials condemned the attack as inhumane, saying it left hundreds of thousands without heating and killed at least four people.
Vladimir Putin was yesterday accused of orchestrating an ‘inhumane’ Christmas Day attack after a wave of strikes pulverised Ukraine ’s energy grid . Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said that more than 70 missiles and 100 drones targeted energy infrastructure sites across the country. The attack was said to have left hundreds of thousands without heating, killing at least four people across four regions and injuring six in the city of Kharkiv.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer joined the chorus of condemnation, saying it demonstrated Russia’s ‘bloody and brutal war machine’ that showed no respite ‘even at Christmas’. Mr Zelensky said: ‘Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas to attack. What could be more inhumane? More than 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles, and more than a hundred attack drones.’ Despite the country-wide air alerts, he vowed that ‘Russian evil will not break Ukraine and will not ruin Christmas’. The strikes on fuel and energy sources included 78 air, ground and sea-launched missiles as well as 106 Shaheds and other types of drones, Ukraine’s air force said. Its air defences were said to have downed 59 Russian missiles and 54 drones overnight on Tuesday and yesterday morning. At least four people were killed in the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson and Kharkiv, according to officials. Civilian buildings were also damaged. Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said one Russian missile passed Moldovan and Romanian airspace
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