President Zelensky says the country's power grid needs to be stabilised after another wave of deadly Russian strikes.
By Jaroslav LukivUkraine is switching to emergency shutdowns to stabilise its power grid after Monday's Russian missile attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Overnight, more missiles hit critical infrastructure near the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine said.Ukraine is now seeing snow and sub-zero temperatures in many regions, and millions are without electricity and running water. There are fears that a number of people may die of hypothermia.In his video address late on Monday, President Zelensky said 70 Russian missiles were fired on Monday, and "most of them were shot down".
He said "the biggest number of shutdowns is in Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi and Cherkasy regions", referring to the regions spanning the length and breadth of the country.Mr Zelensky said electricity supplies were also affected in neighbouring Moldova, proving that Russia's actions were "a threat not only to Ukraine, but also to our entire region".
Moscow has been battering Ukraine's power grid since 10 October, following a string of heavy military defeats on the battlefield.
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