2024-04-12T06:26:11+00:00
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/ Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that the strikes launched by Moscow against energy facilities in Ukraine, which caused widespread power outages, come in the context of working to achieve the Kremlin’s goal of “disarming” Kiev.
Putin’s statements came hours after Russia launched a massive attack with missiles and drones on Ukraine, targeting energy facilities throughout it.
Putin said: “We assume that through this method, we are influencing the military-industrial sector of Ukraine,” while receiving in the Kremlin his ally, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
The Russian President added that the strikes also come within the framework of a response to Ukraine targeting Russian energy facilities with a series of strikes recently.
He explained: “We recently saw a series of strikes on our energy sites, and we were forced to respond,” stressing that Moscow avoided targeting Ukrainian energy facilities during the winter “because we did not want to deprive social centers, hospitals, etc., of electricity.” .
In the winter of 2022-2023, Russia launched intensive strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, depriving millions of electricity and heating for long periods.
However, the number of these strikes decreased last winter, until Moscow resumed targeting Ukrainian energy facilities as of March.
On Thursday, Russia launched massive attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities, which led to the destruction of a power station in the Kiev region.