Published December 25,2024
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced an “inhumane” assault from Russia, which launched over 170 missiles and drones on his war-torn nation’s energy grid on Christmas Day, killing an power employee.
The nation awakened at 5:30 am (0330 GMT) to an air raid alarm, shortly adopted by air power experiences that Russia had launched Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea.
“Putin deliberately chose Christmas to attack. What could be more inhumane? More than 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles, and more than a hundred attack drones. The target is our energy system,” Zelensky mentioned.
This was the thirteenth large-scale strike on Ukraine’s power system this yr, the newest in Russia’s marketing campaign concentrating on the facility grid throughout winter.
Russia in the meantime mentioned 5 folks had died in Ukrainian strikes and a falling drone within the border area of Kursk and in North Ossetia within the Caucasus.
Ukraine mentioned its air power downed 58 out of 79 Russian-launched missiles. It didn’t, nonetheless, down the 2 Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles launched by Russia.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the strikes.
“I pay tribute to the resilience of the Ukrainian people, and the leadership of President Zelensky, in the face of further drone and missile attacks from Putin’s bloody and brutal war machine with no respite even at Christmas,” Starmer mentioned.
Kyiv additionally mentioned a Russian missile went by Moldovan and Romanian airspace, however Romania mentioned it detected no such violation whereas Moldova mentioned it launched investigations.
Source: www.anews.com.tr