Kyiv ∙ Russia has intensified its missile attacks with the aim of destroying energy plants in Ukraine. Explosions took place in places including the port city of Odessa, the capital Kiev and the major city of Dnipro. 2 people were killed in Zaporizhia and 3 people were injured in Kharkiv. The UN Human Rights Office has warned that the destruction of power plants will seriously affect people’s lives as winter sets in.
Russia’s re-intensification of the war, including troops withdrawn from other areas, has raised serious concerns. People have been instructed to move to shelters in all major cities. Fighting also intensified in eastern Ukraine’s Donsk and Luhansk regions.
At the same time, accusations and counter-accusations continue in the case of a missile attack in Poland that killed 2 people. NATO and Poland have stated that the missile was not from Russia and that it had strayed while Ukraine was defending itself. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected this claim. “That’s not our missile,” Zelensky said. For the first time since the start of the war, Zelenskiy disagreed with the Western bloc. At the same time, US President Joe Biden also rejected Zelensky’s argument. The Russian Foreign Ministry responded that after the explosion, an attempt was made to pin it on Russia’s shoulders.
English Summary: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities