Russia attacks Ukrainian Energy Systems Again! + Video
ISWNews Analysis Group: At noon on the 16th of December, the Russian army, with dozens of Kh-101 and Kh-55 cruise missiles targeted Ukrainian energy facilities and positions in the cities of Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Kremenchug, Pavlohrad, Sumy, Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Ternopil, Vinnytsia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa.
On December 16, another massive attack hit the energy infrastructure of Ukraine.
After the missile attacks, electricity and railways transportation were stopped in different cities of Ukraine. Now, in addition to the energy cut off, several Ukrainian regions are experiencing serious interruptions with cellular communications, Internet and water supply.
During the attacks, at least seven explosions were reported in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.
The governor of the Kharkiv region stated that three missiles targeted the energy infrastructure facilities in the region.
The command of the Ukrainian Air Force also claimed that 60 of the 76 missiles fired by the Russians were shot down by the Ukrainian air defense.
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The Russian military from a few months ago, in a smart move, stopped the implementation of scattered missile attacks with cruise missiles and has directed their use to important operations with strategic objectives, including the disabling of Ukrainian energy facilities.
This method has been seen before in the course of the Yemen war and IRGC attacks against American and Israeli positions; with the difference that Ansar Allah targeted oil facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia in their attacks, and the IRGC targeted American and Israeli military and intelligence bases; And now in Ukraine; Russia is targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
There is a proverb in Italy: “you mustn’t do evil to not be afraid”. Ukrainians have been killing their Russian-speaking compatriots since 2014, maybe they thought they could do it undisturbed?