
Russia launched a major drone and missile attack that led to power outages across Ukraine over the holiday.
The Russian government announced that “particleAttack on “vital” energy targets in Ukraine on Christmas Day.
The major drone and missile attack on Kharkiv led to power outages across Ukraine, including its capital, Kiev. The Ukrainian defense authorities initially remained silent about casualty estimates and figures.
“This is the horror of Christmas [Russian leader Vladimir] Putin responded to those who spoke about him [an] “Fake Christmas Ceasefire,” Andriy Sepha, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, to publish To the social networking site X on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to publish “Putin deliberately chose Christmas to launch an attack. What could be more inhumane? Adding: “Every massive Russian strike takes time to prepare. It is never a spontaneous decision. It is a conscious choice not only of goals, but also of time and date.
On Christmas Day, the Russian government publicly described the strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as a military success.
The Russian Defense Ministry said: “This morning, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a large-scale strike with long-range precision weapons and drones on critical energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine that ensure the operation of the military-industrial complex.” He said On telegram. “The strike objective has been achieved. All facilities have been targeted.”
The human cost of the attacks was immediately clear and horrific, as residents of the invaded country celebrated the holiday after nearly three years of war. Reuters Reports He added, “Half a million people in the Kharkiv region were left without heating, at temperatures that did not exceed a few degrees Celsius above zero, while power outages occurred in the capital, Kiev, and other places.”