After heavy Russian attacks, tens of thousands of residents of the Ukrainian capital Kiev are still without electricity. On Saturday morning, 130,000 people in the three-million-resident metropolis were still affected, the municipal military administration announced. The repair must be completed within 24 hours. Then all heaters should work again.
However, the water supply has already been restored, it said. Only on the top floors of high-rise buildings can there still be problems with low water pressure.
Energy infrastructure shelled and destroyed
On Wednesday, Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with dozens of missiles and cruise missiles, causing severe damage. Electricity, water and heat were also cut out in many other parts of the country. With the onset of winter, the situation is dramatic in many places.
Selenskyj criticizes Kiev mayor Klitschko
Ukraine made progress in restoring its power supply after Russian missile strikes caused massive destruction. However, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the slow progress in Kiev. “Many residents of Kiev were without electricity for more than 20 or even 30 hours,” he said Friday night. He expects quality work from the mayor’s office, he said in a rarely open critique of mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Use of obsolete launchers
Meanwhile, according to British intelligence, Russia is using obsolete launchers in Ukraine that are actually designed for nuclear warheads. Debris from a type of missile allegedly shot down that dates back to the 1980s and was developed as a nuclear delivery system can be seen on publicly available footage, according to a report from the British Ministry of Defense on Saturday. The launchers would now launch unarmed, without the nuclear warheads.
Serious success is unlikely
While these missiles can still cause damage, it is unlikely that Moscow will achieve serious success with them, the British government said. Rather, the Kremlin hopes to distract Ukraine’s air defenses. London took this as a sign of how depleted Russia’s arsenal of long-range missiles is.
Moscow accuses London of disinformation campaign
Since the beginning of the Russian offensive against Ukraine at the end of February, the British Ministry of Defense has been publishing information on the course of the war on a daily basis, citing intelligence information. With this, the British government wants to both counter the Russian image and keep allies in line. Moscow accuses London of a disinformation campaign.
Source: Krone
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