Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine's power infrastructure on Christmas morning, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to seek shelter. Over 70 missiles and 100 drones were used, according to Ukrainian officials. One missile reportedly crossed Moldovan and Romanian airspace. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as inhumane.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles, and over 100 attack drones were used to strike Ukraine’s power sources, in a statement on X. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said one Russian missile passed Moldovan and Romanian airspace. “The distribution system operator takes the necessary measures to limit consumption to minimize negative consequences for the power system,” he said. “As soon as the security situation allows, energy workers will establish the damage caused.
Ukrainian state energy operator, Ukrenergo, applied preemptive power outages across the country, due to a “massive missile attack,” leading to electricity going out in several districts of the capital, Kyiv.
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