In a relentless escalation of its ongoing campaign, Russia launched a massive drone and missile assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, causing widespread power outages and restrictions across all regions of the country. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko condemned the attacks as ‘systematic energy terror,’ emphasizing Moscow’s intent to disrupt civilian life and morale as winter approaches. The strikes, part of Russia’s near-daily targeting of Ukraine’s power grid, resulted in at least two fatalities and left 17 injured, including children aged 2 to 16, according to Ukrainian authorities. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that over 650 drones and 50 missiles of various types were deployed in the attack. Ukraine’s centralized public infrastructure, essential for water, sewage, and heating systems, has been severely compromised by the blackouts. These relentless assaults aim not only to cripple Ukraine’s war-related industries but also to undermine the resilience of its population nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion. Svyrydenko called for increased international support, including enhanced air defense systems, stricter sanctions, and intensified diplomatic pressure on Russia to halt its aggression. Meanwhile, the southern Zaporizhzhia region witnessed 17 injuries, including a 2-year-old girl, and the death of a man rescued from rubble. In the western Lviv region, near Poland, two energy facilities were damaged. The Polish military responded by scrambling NATO aircraft and temporarily closing regional airports as a precautionary measure.
Russia blasts Ukraine’s power grid again, causing outages across the country and killing 2
