Almost half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has failed after a series of air attacks carried out by Russia since the beginning of October, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday, AFP, EFE and Agerpres agencies reported.

“Russia continues its missile attacks on the main objects of the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine, targeting the civilian population and depriving them of light, water, heating and communications in winter,” Shmyhal said during a joint press conference in Kyiv with the vice president. European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis.

“Almost half of our power system is decommissioned,” he said.

Thus, the Ukrainian Prime Minister asked the European Union for “additional energy and financial support” in order for Ukraine to overcome the difficult situation, providing equipment and funds for the purchase of natural gas and consolidation of the energy sector.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Thursday evening that after the Russian raids, more than 10 million people still do not have electricity, especially in the Kyiv, Odesa, Vinnytsia and Sumy regions.​

Pravda happily reports that Ukraine is on the brink of frost and “complete darkness”

“Ukraine is almost completely without electricity, heat and gas, it is not known when it will be possible to restore the supply of gas, electricity and heat,” writes Pravda.ru in an article published on Friday.

The Russian newspaper notes that at least 90 Russian missiles destroyed “about” 30 objects, including thermal power plants and substations.

“Calibration continues day by day. In fact, in many cases, these were repeated attacks, so consumers in Lviv, Ternopil, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Odesa and other regions felt it instantly,” Pravda writes.

Next, the Russian newspaper recalls the statements of the head of the Ukrainian electricity operator “Ukrenergo” Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, who announced a difficult situation in the coming days with emergency power outages.

“Kyiv is inevitably becoming unlivable. There is no light for 8-12 hours a day and it is unrealistic to live and work in such conditions,” Pravda writes, adding that if “the system will work less than six hours a day, the heat supply will not be able to work.” normally”.

“Energy centers of Kyiv and Kharkiv were particularly affected, and electricity simply does not reach the consumer: substations, transformers and partially power transmission lines are damaged. City dwellers suddenly switched to generators and other “automatic equipment” – from gas burners to flashlights,” Moscow journalists also note.

They also claim that the mayors of Ukrainian cities would already demand to abandon high-rise buildings, in which it will be impossible to live, as well as businesses, “to save at least something.” It is not clear what information “Pravda” is sending in this regard.

On the eve of winter, more than 10 million Ukrainians were left without electricity

“Everything is aggravated by the cold wave, which forecasters promised a few days ago. People really go to the suburbs and villages, where it is easier to solve the problems of food and heating. When the temperature outside drops by 5-7 degrees, electricity consumption in the country will increase and… collapse,” the Russian newspaper also notes, citing “analysts” who claim this.

The Pravda article echoes the calls of numerous propagandists on Russian television to destroy Ukraine’s energy system before the onset of winter, which is a crime against humanity under international law.

In the latest wave of attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure, Kyiv’s armed forces fired nearly 100 missiles at civilian targets in Ukraine earlier this week.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in an address to the people on Thursday evening said that more than 10 million Ukrainians were left without electricity, and once again called on international partners to protect the Ukrainian sky.

The majority of power outages occurred in Vinnytsia, Odesa, Sumy and Kyiv regions, the president noted.

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