Russia's missile strike on Thermal Power Plant in Kharkiv Oblast is an "act of desperation" following immense losses and retreat – Ukraine's Foreign Ministry
MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022, 08:57
Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure were "an act of desperation following Russia’s immense losses and retreat".
Source: Oleh Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on Twitter
Quote: "Russia hits Ukrainian critical infrastructure. Power stations were targeted, causing widespread electricity outages. This is an act of desperation following Russia’s immense losses and retreat in eastern Ukraine. Even with their terrorist tactics, they are doomed to lose this war."
Russia hits Ukrainian critical infrastructure. Power stations were targeted, causing widespread electricity outages. This is an act of desperation following Russia’s immense losses and retreat in eastern Ukraine. Even with their terrorist tactics, they are doomed to lose this war
— Oleg Nikolenko (@OlegNikolenko_) September 11, 2022
Bridget Brink, the US Ambassador to Ukraine, earlier said that Russian missile strikes were "Russia’s apparent response to Ukraine liberating cities and villages in the east".
Several parts of the city of Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast were cut off the grid on the evening of Sunday, 11 September, as a result of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure targets. Power outages were also reported in Poltava and Sumy Oblasts.
Within several hours, power supply was completely restored in Sumy, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts. Works are still underway to restore power in Kharkiv Oblast.
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