Russia bombed Ukraine’s infrastructure

Russia The electrical infrastructure of ukraineThis is not the first time this has happened, but on this occasion Russian President Vladimir Putin has justified it as a response to Ukrainian bombardment against Russian territory with long-range Western-made missiles.

Thursday was the eleventh major attack against the Ukrainian electricity grid since last March, reports Efe news agency. Russia has experimented Hundred missiles and more than 90 dronesAccording to the Ukrainian Air Force reports, of which anti-aircraft defense has shot down 79 and 35 respectively.

More than one million customers are temporarily left without power in the areas of Lviv, Volhynia and Rivne (Western Ukraine). Blackouts also occurred in Yatomir (centre), Kherson and Mykolaiv (south).

Ukraine had implemented it even before this attack Hourly electricity rationing across the countryDue to energy shortages caused by previous bombings and the decline in output of the country’s nuclear power plants, which were under maintenance at the time. Ukraine has mitigated adverse impacts due to electricity imports from the EU and external support to restore infrastructure.

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr ZelenskyIt also condemned that in the attacks, cluster munition“Another Particularly Perverse Escalation in Russian Terrorist Tactics.”

Zelensky lamented that the use of this type of banned ammunition complicates the work of rescue services and electrical engineers repairing affected infrastructure.