Newsletter

Russian forces hit critical power facilities in Ukraine

Russian missiles hit critical power facilities in Ukraine on the 10th.

The Ukrainian military said the Russians had fired more than 100 missiles and carried out 12 airstrikes and 20 bombings across Ukraine. The Ukrainian military also said on Facebook that it had destroyed 61 cruise missiles.

Ukraine’s Energy Minister Hermann Galushenko said Russian missiles and drone strikes at power facilities in six provinces caused power outages in much of Ukraine.

Russian media also reported on the 11th that Russia had launched a massive attack on vital energy facilities in Ukraine’s military-industrial complex. The media also reported that the attack blocked the transport of foreign weapons and ammunition to the battlefield by train.

The US White House will make it clear that President Joe Biden will visit Poland from the 20th to the 22nd to show support for Ukraine ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the the United States will provide additional support and security assistance. it would be.

In a video address in the evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who recently returned from his first visit to Western Europe since the start of the war, said, “In the last few days we have been talking in London, Paris and Brussels about how to strengthen our troops.” I got a signal,” he said.

“This is about long-range missiles and tanks and our next step in cooperation, fighter jets,” Zelensky said.

VOA news

* This article was sourced from Reuters.