The latest Russian shelling has caused power cuts in the Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Zaporizhia (south), Donetsk, Kharkiv (east), Sumi and Chernigiv (north), most of which are located close to the front lines, he said. the Ministry of Defence. on Monday Energy of Ukraine.
“Due to the shelling, consumers in the Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Sumi and Chernigiv regions remain without power,” according to the ministry.
“Fortunately, the massive night shelling in the capital kyiv region and in the Odessa region [sul] it did not cause damage to the energy infrastructure,” the institution announced on Telegram.
Whenever the situation allows it, electrical system workers try to restore supply, the institution said, adding that more than 24,500 consumers have already been reconnected to the network during the day.
Over the past day, Russian forces have launched 16 missiles at Ukrainian targets, according to the Ukrinform agency, in particular against the Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Odessa regions.
In addition, 61 attacks with fighter-bombers, 52 rockets and 35 drones suicide bombers shot down by the Ukrainian armed forces, according to their own information.
Two civilians were injured in Kherson and another two in Donetsk as a result of these attacks, while, according to Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko, four citizens suffered minor injuries from falling fragments of a drones.
The military offensive launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia in Ukraine has so far caused the flight of more than 14.6 million people -6.5 million internally displaced persons and more than 8.1 million to European countries-, according to the latest data from the United Nations. (UN), which catalogs this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
At least 18 million Ukrainians need humanitarian aid and 9.3 million need food aid and housing.
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the wider international community, which has responded by sending arms to Ukraine and imposing them on Russia in political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war 8,791 dead civilians and 14,815 wounded, stressing that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
