Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday classified Russia’s attacks on the country’s energy system and other key infrastructure as “partial genocide” against the population.
“Russian terrorists are not only waging against our military, but are also waging a terror war against civilians, which has worsened the humanitarian situation and damaged about 40% of our energy system,” Kuleba said.
This is part of the “genocide against the Ukrainian people,” the minister continued in his message, following the massive attacks on energy facilities denounced on Monday by the authorities and the Ukrainian military command.
⚡️Kuleba: Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure are part of genocide efforts.
“The intentional influence on the living conditions of a particular group for the purpose of its physical destruction, in whole or in part, is genocide,” FM Kuleba quoted the Genocide Convention as saying.
– The Kiev Independent (@KyivIndependent) Nov 1, 2022
These attacks caused damage in about 10 regions, seven of which suffered power and water outages, as was the case in Kiev.
Although service in the Ukrainian capital has already been restored, occasional cuts were planned to stabilize the functioning of the energy supply system, Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko revealed.
In recent weeks, Russian forces have again intensified attacks on Kiev, using “kamikaze” drones, targeting energy infrastructure and other civilian targets.
Klitschko said today that as a result of the latest attacks, 350,000 houses in Kiev are without electricity and 80% of them have no water.
For its part, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, quoted by the “Kyiv Independent” newspaper, assured that the attacks hit about 450 mobile communications towers in the city, which are responsible for the service interruptions verified on Monday.
In an earlier post, Kuleba indicated that work is underway with international partners to restore Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
“We guarantee the supply of equipment by governments and companies from 12 countries: Israel, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Germany, North Macedonia, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland and France,” the minister added.
“In total, we are talking about 954 units of energy equipment. The first aid packages are already in Ukraine, the rest are expected to arrive in the near future. We continue to work on increasing the number of partners and support,” he said. said Kuleba.
Source: DN
