The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asserted that millions of Ukrainians had no access to electricity at the moment, as fresh Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine and crippled the country’s energy infrastructure.
Speaking on Thursday, he said that; ‘Currently, more than 10 million Ukrainians are without electricity,’ adding that the regions of Odessa, Vinnytsia, Sumy, and Kyiv were most affected.
‘We are doing everything to normalise the supply,’ Zelensky submitted.
Ukraine has faced strikes against its power grid following battlefield victories against Russia, the latest being Moscow’s retreat from the southern city of Kherson.
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Damage to Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure has been so extensive that authorities have been imposing power cuts to relieve the grid.
Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that no fewer than two people were killed in Poland after dozens of missiles were launched at targets across Ukraine.
At the moment, there has been no confirmation from any official sources of what happened close to the country’s border with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Poland’s Bureau of National Security has already conveyed an emergency session.
Russia’s defence ministry has disclosed that the reports amounted to a ‘deliberate provocation aimed at escalation.’
Russia launched one of its biggest barrages of missiles against Ukraine on Tuesday.
The capital Kyiv was among the cities hit, with officials saying at least one person was found dead.
Earlier, Russia faced stinging condemnation at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
The capital Kyiv was among the cities hit, with officials saying at least one person was found dead.
Earlier, Russia faced stinging condemnation at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared via videolink, calling for the war to be stopped.
When quizzed about tonight’s developments in Poland, a Nato official told the BBC: ‘We are looking into these reports and closely co-ordinating with our ally Poland.’
The Czech parliament has passed a motion describing the current Russian administration as ‘terrorist’.
The motion singled out widespread attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets and key energy infrastructure.