Russia Strikes Ukraine, โKilling fiveโ and Hitting Energy Facilities
KYIV, Ukraine, March 22 โ- A Russian โขaerial attack on Ukraine Friday killedโค at least five people and inflicted significantโ damage to โฃenergy infrastructure, Ukrainian officials reported, escalating tensions โคas the โwar enters its third year.The strikes โtargeted multiple regions, including Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, and caused widespread power outages.
the assault represents a renewed push byโฃ Russia to cripple Ukraine’s energy โgrid ahead of the warmer months,โ possibly โimpactingโ millions โand hindering the country’s ability to sustain โits war effort and economy.The โคattacks โcome as Ukraine faces critical shortages of air defense systems andโ ammunition, repeatedly pleading with Western allies for increased support. The strikes underscore theโค continued vulnerability of โคUkrainian civilian infrastructure and the urgent need for bolstered defense capabilitiesโ asโ the conflict โgrinds onโ with no immediate end in sight.
According to Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov, at least five people were killed and dozens injured in the city following a series of explosions. Residential buildings wereโ among the structuresโ hit,and emergency services are working to extinguish fires and rescueโ those trapped. โฃ
“The enemy is hitting civilian objects,” Syniehubov stated on Telegram. “This is a deliberate tactic to terrorize our population.”
Ukraine’s national grid operator, Ukrenergo, reported “significant damage” to energy facilities acrossโข several regions, leading to emergency shutdowns and powerโฃ disruptionsโ for hundreds of โthousandsโ of customers. Repairs are underway,โข but officials warned that restoring full powerโ coudl take considerable time.
The Russianโ Ministry of Defence โฃhas not โคyet โcommented on the attacks. However, Russia has โฃconsistently justified โคtargeting Ukrainian infrastructure as necessary to degrade the country’s military โcapabilities.
This latest barrageโ follows a pattern of intensified Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities inโค recentโข weeks,โ coinciding with a โslowdown in โWestern aid deliveries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hasโ repeatedly warned that delays in โassistance areโ emboldeningโ Russia and prolonging the โฃconflict.
