Kiev –
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to say Russia trying to use winter as a weapon of mass destruction. Zelensky said that Russia is deliberately attacking energy infrastructure so that Ukraine cannot face the winter.
“The Kremlin wants to turn this winter’s cold into a weapon of mass destruction,” Zelensky told a meeting of French mayors in a video message as reported by AFP on Wednesday (11/23/2022).
“To survive this winter and to keep the Russians from turning the cold into a tool of terror and submission, we need a lot,” he added.
Zelensky urged the Association of French Mayors to send generators, support for mine-clearing operations, and equipment for Ukraine’s medical and emergency services to Ukraine. The aid, he said, was to help Ukraine deal with Russian terrorists.
“I ask you to be very concrete with your help and to support cities and people against terrorism,” he said.
The World Health Organization warns that millions of Ukrainian lives are at risk as the country’s power grid struggles under a flurry of Russian attacks. Meanwhile, Russia has also deliberately targeted energy infrastructure leaving millions of homes across the country without electricity as temperatures drop.
“This winter is all about survival,” WHO regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, told reporters on Monday, adding that it “would threaten the lives of millions of people in Ukraine.”
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