Russia has targeted energy-related infrastructure during the war in Ukraineand for several days in a row part of the Ukrainian population had to go without gas, water and electricity as a result of the Russian attacks.
As the ladder falls through the winter, the consequences can therefore be enormous for the Ukrainian population.
– Then you will miss Putin
Leave the country
The head of one of the largest Ukrainian energy companies has urged Ukrainians to do so travel out of the country if given the opportunityto reduce the pressure on the electricity grid.
– If people can find alternative places to stay for three or four months, this will help the system a lot, said Maksim Timchenko BBC.
He heads Dtek, the largest private energy company in Ukraine.
About half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been destroyed as a result of Russian attacks
– Our holy hatred
On Russian TV, MP Boris Chernyshov says the Russian attacks are an expression of their “holy hatred”.
– These revenge attacks, and they are carried out as revenge, are an expression of our hatred, our holy hatred, says Chernyshov in a political debate program.
Adds:
– They sit without gas, without lighting and without everything else. If the Kiev regime continues to act like a war criminal, they may freeze and rot there, Chernyshov says, adding that “ordinary people must take to the streets and put an end to the Nazi regime.”
Ukrainian-American journalist Julia Davis, who covers the war on Russian state television, shared the clip on Twitter on Saturday.
Davis writes for the Daily Beast and is the founder of the Russian Media Monitor, which follows Russian media and exposes Russian propaganda.
The video clip was discussed by several media outlets, including Newsweek And The evening paper.
– He probably lied
Hit hard
Last week, according to Zelenskyj, 10 million Ukrainians were without electricity. Odessa, Vinnytsia, Sumy and Kyiv regions are the most affected.
In the same week, Russia carried out several attacks against the country’s energy infrastructure. The attacks were largely directed at the cities of Odessa, Kyiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhya. According to the energy company Naftogaz, several gas production facilities have been completely or partially destroyed.
10 million is almost a quarter of all the inhabitants of the country.
Earlier this week, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the attacks were “a consequence” of Ukraine’s refusal to negotiate with Russia.
