Ukraine's President says Putin hits energy because he can’t break Ukrainians in other way
Volodymyr Zelenskyy (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained why Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin orders strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure — saying it’s because Putin has no other way to try to break Ukrainian society, The Guardian reports.
During the interview, just as Zelenskyy sat down to speak with the journalist, the lights went out in the Mariinsky Palace. Moments later, power returned as a backup generator kicked in.
"These are our living conditions. It’s normal. We have fluctuations with electricity in Kyiv, like everywhere else," the president said.
The president added that Putin orders terrorist attacks on Ukraine’s energy system - strikes that kill civilians and leave people without electricity and water.
“He can’t create tension within our society in any other way,” Zelenskyy explained.
Massive attacks on Ukraine
This fall, Russia has once again launched large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. As a result, regions across the country have been facing renewed problems with electricity, water, and heating.
On the night of November 8, the enemy carried out yet another combined strike on Ukraine. Due to the bombardment, emergency power outages were introduced in several regions.
In Kyiv, emergency blackouts were imposed twice, while the city of Kremenchuk was left completely without electricity on Saturday. Power issues were also reported in Kharkiv, where the metro system came to a halt.
On November 8, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo reported that Russia had carried out its most massive strike yet on two of its thermal power plants. Both facilities were forced to shut down and ceased generating electricity.
Additionally, on Sunday, it became known that the enemy attacked Ukraine’s first major biomass-fueled thermal power plant with three drones.
