Of the massive missile strikes, almost half of Ukraine's energy system has been disabled. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a press conference in Kyiv with Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis. It is reported by Ukrinform.
“Unfortunately, Russia continues to carry out missile attacks on Ukraine's critical civilian infrastructure, fighting against the civilian population and depriving them of light, water, heat and communications during the winter. Only during November 15, Russia fired about 100 missiles at Ukrainian cities. Almost half of our energy system has been disabled,” Shmygal said.
He added that under these conditions, Ukraine needs additional support from European partners both in the energy sector, the supply of additional equipment, and additional financial resources for the purchase of additional volumes of gas and also for greater support for the energy sector.
After the Armed Forces of Ukraine occupied Kherson, on November 15 Russia launched a massive missile attack on Kiev and more than ten other cities in Ukraine, launching 90 missiles. Most – 70 missiles – shot down air defense systems, but some missiles hit residential buildings and critical infrastructure.
In early November, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned that the city authorities were preparing for the worst-case scenario in winter: a complete lack of electricity, water and heating supplies due to Russian rocket attacks. In this case, more than 1000 points of heating of the city residents are organized. At the end of October, due to massive shelling of the energy infrastructure in Ukraine, emergency power outages were introduced.