Sunday, November 6, 2022

Ukraine President Zelensky Says 4.5 Million Are Now Without Electricity

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the city centre without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile attacks in Ukraine, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich  

Daily Mail: Blackout Kyiv: Haunting images show Ukrainians walking through capital in total darkness as Zelensky warns 4.5MILLION face bleak winter without power as Russia 'plans MORE strikes on war-torn country's energy infrastructure' 

* Kyiv was having hourly rotating blackouts in parts of the city and the surrounding region on Sunday evening 

* Around 4.5 million people are without electricity, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his address 

* Mayor of Kyiv warns people to prepare for the worst this winter if Russia keeps striking energy infrastructure 

Around 4.5 million people are without electricity, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address to the nation on Sunday.

He called on Ukrainians to endure the hardships and said: 'We must get through this winter and be even stronger in the spring than now.' 

Russia has focused on striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure over the last month, causing power cuts and rolling outages across the country.  

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WNU Editor: My gut tells me that this 4.5 million number is a low-ball number. And I think that what we are seeing is just the start of a very long Russian campaign to take apart Ukraine's critical infrastructure .... Ukraine Braces for Power Blackouts, Fresh Infrastructure Attacks (Reuters).

3 comments:

Anonymous said...


"we are seeing is just the start of a very long Russian campaign to take apart Ukraine's critical infrastructure "

Leviticus 24:19-22

Leviticus 24:19-22

Leviticus 24:19-22

Anonymous said...

Might I suggest some tiki torches.

Anonymous said...

You have no torches to spare after you extinguish them.