The president of the United States, Joe Bidendescribed this Thursday as “outrageous” the new escalation of Russia against him electrical system of Ukraine in which it used missiles loaded with cluster munitions.
Ukrainian authorities confirmed that Russia launched almost 200 missiles and drones against cities and energy infrastructure in Ukrainedepriving Ukrainian civilians of access to electricity.
“It is attack is outrageous and serves as yet another reminder of the urgency and importance of supporting the ukrainian people in its defense against Russian aggression,” the US president said in a statement this Thursday, when Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the US.
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“On this day, my message to ukrainian people It is clear: the United States is with you,” added the US president.
He Ukrainian presidentVolodymyr Zelensky said this Thursday that several regions had reported attacks with Kalibr missiles with cluster munitions “deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.”
For his part, the russian presidentVladimir Putin confirmed the attack massive and stated without giving further details that “117 targets were hit.”
Ukraine It has managed to shoot down 79 of these missiles and 35 of the drones, according to a military report. However, the bombing has once again caused serious damage in it electrical system Ukrainian already affected by a attack last week.
He attack to the electrical network this Thursday would have left more than a million paid without the service.
Biden stressed in the statement that the United States has prioritized exports from air defense to Ukraine to repel attacks like this.
He added that “for months” the White House has been working to help Ukraine to increase the resilience of your energetic network in preparation for winter.
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