Russian attacks have led to an energy emergency in Ukraine

On the night of Friday to Saturday, Russian troops launched a Massive attack with missiles and drones in the area ofUkraine. Ukrenergo said the transmission system operator’s facilities in the Zaporizhia and Lviv regions were hit.

According to officials reported by Ukrinform, there are At least one dead and several injured. In the Prykarpattia region, the buildings of an educational institution and other structures were destroyed.

African Air Force Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on Telegram that Russia attacked Ukraine with 16 and 13 missiles of different types Shahed type kamikaze drone: 12 missiles and all drones shot down.

Controlled blackout in Ukrainian regions

In recent months, Moscow has once again launched a bombing campaign against energy facilities in Ukraine Half of the country’s power generation capacity is out of serviceAccording to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The increase in Russian attacks has forced the government Introduce blackout times in major cities, and there are fears that power shortages will leave Ukrainians shivering in the winter.

Washington limits strikes by US weapons to 100 kilometres into Russian territory

Meanwhile, the Washington Post, citing two anonymous Ukrainian officials, reported that the United States had Limits the range of US weapons into Russian territory to 100 kilometers. As noted, this ban prevents attacks on the main Russian airfields from which Russian aircraft carrying guided bombs take off.

A Ukrainian military official told the paper that the US authorisation to launch attacks on Russian territory with Western weapons had “clearly changed the situation” at the front. But, he added, “Neither the range nor the type of weapons are sufficient.”

“This is not about geography. This is common sense. If Russia is attacking or about to attack Ukraine from its territory, It makes sense to allow Ukraine to respond to the forces that are attacking it from across the border.” US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan explained.