After Russian strikes, large parts of Ukraine are still dark and cold, and residents of Kyiv are urged to stock up on water, warm clothes, and food, writes Reuters.
Moscow admitted that it is targeting Ukraine’s civil infrastructure to push Kyiv to negotiate. Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that it is punishment for Kyiv’s refusal to make arrangements with Moscow but didn’t clarify what are the exact requirements. Ukraine says, that it will fight as long as it takes to get the Russians out of its land.
Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelensky told in his address on the 24th of November that they are working on restoring power, but 15 of Ukraine’s regions still have a problem with the water supply. Kyiv’s mayor Vitaly Klitschko said that around 60% of the city’s three million residents still don’t have power, and temperatures are below freezing.
He added: “We understand that missile strikes like this could happen again. We have to be ready for any developments.”
Massive missile strikes also forced authorities to shut down all of Ukraine’s nuclear plants, and it is the first time to do so in 40 years. Help centers are set up throughout the whole country. People can warm up, charge their phones and get hot drinks in these centers. Zelensky said to Financial Times that a country without light is something that Europe hasn’t seen for almost 90 years.
Russian attacks keep killing people, and in the recent shelling of Kherson seven people died, and 21 were injured. Also, more than 15 000 people are considered missing since the beginning of the war. It is not clear what happened to them.
British Foreign Minister James Cleverly has visited the war-torn country and promised to do all to help Ukraine survive through the winter.
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