Written by: Fatima Younis
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his country's energy infrastructure was subjected to intensive Russian attacks during the night, resulting in power outages for hundreds of thousands of families.
Targeting thermal power plants and electrical substations
Zelensky explained in a written statement that a thermal power plant in the capital, Kyiv, was targeted, and four different electrical substations were hit in the Dnipropetrovsk region, in addition to targeting railway infrastructure in several regions.
Attack on a natural gas facility
The Ukrainian President added that Russia launched an attack on a natural gas distribution facility in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which exacerbated the energy crisis in the area.
Widespread electricity outages
The nightly attacks resulted in depriving about 200,000 families in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and more than 80,000 families in the Kyiv region, of electric current.
Call for sanctions and new support
Zelensky called for taking decisive steps toward true peace, represented by imposing sanctions on the aggressor and providing new support packages to Ukraine.
