Russia strikes Ukrainian coal facility for second time in a day
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Today, January 2, Russians struck the DTEK coal enterprise in the Dnipropetrovsk region for the second time in 24 hours.
As a result of another Russian strike, the company's administrative buildings were damaged. Russia struck this place again on the day of mourning for the DTEK miners, killed by Russia.
Background
Yesterday, February 1, Russians attacked a service bus carrying miners in the Dnipropetrovsk region with a strike drone.12 people were killed, and 16 were injured.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Russian strike on the bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region is a demonstrative crime that once again shows that it is Russia that is responsible for the escalation.
DTEK emphasizes that the Russian strike on the miners was an unprovoked terrorist attack on a purely civilian facility, for which there can be no justification.
In addition, the head of the Regional Military Administration stresses that while Ternivka, where the tragedy occurred, was recovering from the experience, the Russians attacked it again at night. Russians also carried out a series of attacks on communities in the region.
Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to the Ukrainian Defense Minister, says that during the Russian attack on the bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russians definitely saw and recognized the target as civilian, but attacked it anyway and killed people.
The ISW states that Russia is prioritizing attacking the civilian population to continue its campaign to demoralize Ukrainians.
Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported this morning that after the end of the so-called energy truce, Russia is striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure again.
As a result of Russian attacks, residents in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Cherkasy regions left without power.
