Russia launches Ukraine “One of the Most Massive Missile Attacks” War

Russian The forces launched their largest ever aerial campaign on Thursday. Ukraine’s According to the military, it was capable of shooting down 65 missiles.

Herman Halushchenko, Ukraine’s Energy Minister, stated that infrastructure in KyivOdesa in the south and Odesa in the north-central parts of the country were hit by a missile attack and were later experiencing difficulties. emergency power outages.

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“Today the enemy carried out another massive attack on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine,” Halushchenko made the comment in a Facebook post. “Unfortunately, there is some damage to generation facilities and power grids.”

This week, Halushchenko stated that the power situation in the country remains. “really difficult” We warned that New Year’s Eve could be dangerous. “maximum damage to the energy system.”

According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry they were able obliterate 65 drones made of both Russian missiles. Iranian-made drones They were provided to Russia.

“Russian terrorists have been saving one of the most massive missile attacks since the beginning of the full-scale invasion for the last days of the year. They dream that Ukrainians will celebrate the New Year in darkness and cold. But they cannot defeat the Ukrainian people,” The Defense Ministry of Ukraine issued a statement via Twitter. “Today, Ukraine’s Air defense forces shot down 54 Russian missiles and 11 Shahed-131/136 drones.”

For three months, Russia has launched waves of missile attacks at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in what U.S. and Western officials say is a strategy designed to weaponize the winter climate to demoralize the population. The strikes, which occur on an almost weekly basis, often leave parts of the country without electricity, heat or running water. The resulting damage is putting extreme strain.

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