Russian strikes cause further water and electricity cuts
Ukraine suffered a new salvo of Russian missiles on Monday which killed at least two people and led to new power and water cuts in a country already in energy crisis. These strikes coincide with the entry into force of the Russian oil price cap decided by the Western powers to put pressure on Moscow. The Kremlin had assured in the morning that this measure would not “no impact” on his offensive.
“Ukraine suffers an eighth massive missile salvo from a terrorist state. Unfortunately, there is already damage to the energy infrastructure”said the Ukrainian operator Ukrenergo, calling on the population to stay “in shelter”. According to the head of the military administration of Kryvy Rih in central Ukraine, “part of the city is without electricity” et “several boilers and pumping stations” are out of service. In Odessa, a major port in the south of the country, and in Sumy, in the northeast, operators report water and power cuts. Electricity was also cut in Mykolaiv, in the south, according to the mayor, Oleksandr Senkevich.
The deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Kirill Timoshenko, reported on Telegram two dead and three wounded, including a child. In the kyiv region, no damage was reported. Ukrainian air defense has “shot down most of the missiles”, assured President Volodymyr Zelensky. ” Engineers have already started restoring power. Our people never give up”, he adds on Instagram. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, more than 60 of the 70 missiles fired by Moscow were destroyed in flight.
“Unbelievable that this happens almost daily in kyiv”written on Twitter the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, who is on site. Supporting photo, he adds that he had to go to a shelter to continue a meeting there.