Ukraine: Russian attacks on infrastructure ‘revenge’ for counteroffensive success
Ukrainian officials have accused retreating Russian forces of launching retaliatory attacks on civilian infrastructure, including a thermal power station in Kharkiv, that the authorities in Kyiv said caused widespread blackouts.
“No military facilities, the goal is to deprive people of light & heat,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter of the attacks.
Moscow denies its forces deliberately target civilians.
Zelenskyy confirmed that Russian attacks caused a total blackout in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, and partial blackouts in the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions.
“They are unable to reconcile themselves to defeats on the battlefield,” Dnipropetrovsk Governor Valentyn Reznichenko wrote on Telegram.
Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the president’s office, posted an image on Telegram of a power station on fire but added power had been restored in some regions.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov described attacks on infrastructure as “cynical revenge” for the success of Ukrainian troops at the front, particularly in Kharkiv.
I believe that Hal Turner is reporting an alarmist 1/2 truth.
Yes, Russian missiles have attacked Ukrainian power plants and transmission lines. They damaged some plants severely, but didn't "destroy" them. There doesn't seen to be catastrophic damage, but enough to temporarily knock out electricity to regions of Ukraine.
Repairs will be made, lines repaired and electricity rerouted, so it will be mostly restored within a few days or in the coming weeks. Europe will help restore power.
Alarmism makes great headlines, but is often masking the true story.
Russia is concerned about the Ukrainian forces advancing in the past week, so they responded in a high profile way that, unfortunately for Russia, will tend to galvanize European support for Ukraine.
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Ukraine: Russian attacks on infrastructure ‘revenge’ for counteroffensive success Ukrainian officials have accused retreating Russian forces of launching retaliatory attacks on civilian infrastructure, including a thermal power station in Kharkiv, that the authorities in Kyiv said caused widespread blackouts.
“No military facilities, the goal is to deprive people of light & heat,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter of the attacks.
Moscow denies its forces deliberately target civilians.
Zelenskyy confirmed that Russian attacks caused a total blackout in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, and partial blackouts in the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions.
“They are unable to reconcile themselves to defeats on the battlefield,” Dnipropetrovsk Governor Valentyn Reznichenko wrote on Telegram.
Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the president’s office, posted an image on Telegram of a power station on fire but added power had been restored in some regions.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov described attacks on infrastructure as “cynical revenge” for the success of Ukrainian troops at the front, particularly in Kharkiv.
I believe that Hal Turner is reporting an alarmist 1/2 truth.
Yes, Russian missiles have attacked Ukrainian power plants and transmission lines. They damaged some plants severely, but didn't "destroy" them. There doesn't seen to be catastrophic damage, but enough to temporarily knock out electricity to regions of Ukraine.
Repairs will be made, lines repaired and electricity rerouted, so it will be mostly restored within a few days or in the coming weeks. Europe will help restore power.
Alarmism makes great headlines, but is often masking the true story.
Russia is concerned about the Ukrainian forces advancing in the past week, so they responded in a high profile way that, unfortunately for Russia, will tend to galvanize European support for Ukraine.