Hours after the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” Russia unleashed its latest barrage of missiles aimed at Ukraine’s critical infrastructure — and its civilians.
on Wednesday to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” Russia unleashed its latest barrage of missiles aimed at Ukraine’s critical infrastructure — and its civilians.
The capital city of Kyiv was plunged into darkness, and water supplies were largely cut off, as Russia’s latest salvo also hit power plants and power transmission stations across the country.Russia, which has lost more and more territory to successful Ukrainian counteroffensives, of “waging a cowardly war of terror against civilians.” Targeting infrastructure, Kuleba tweeted, was a purely vindictive measure owing to the Russians’ inability “to win in a fair fight with the Ukrainian army.
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, 31 Russian missiles were aimed at the capital on Wednesday. Klitscho had earlierGerman news outlet Deutsche Welle that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aim was to “terrorize people, making them freeze without electricity.” Ukrainians are facing their worst winter since World War II, Klitschko said, adding that it may yet be necessary to evacuate parts of Kyiv if the heat, electricity and water shortages continue.
In Vyshgorod, a northern suburb of Kyiv, Russian missiles hit a residential building, killing 3, including a 17 year-old girl.
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