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Following last week’s large-scale Russian attack that knocked Ukraine’s four nuclear power plants and other major power facilities offline, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow is “preparing new strikes” and that the coming days “may be difficult.”
On Sunday, he said in his nightly video address to the nation, “We understand that terrorists are preparing new strikes, and as long as they have missiles, they will not stop.”
“The upcoming week can be as hard as the one that passes. Our Defence Forces are preparing. The whole state is preparing. We work out all scenarios, including with partners.”
Zelensky also urged the people to “please pay attention to the air alerts during the week”.
He further as of Sunday evening, most regions in Ukraine were having only rolling power cuts, adding that “the situation is under the control of the energy authorities”.
The President noted that the situation at the front remains “very difficult”, especially in the Donetsk region.
The latest warning comes just days after Russia launched another large-scale missile attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, killing ten people.
According to Ukrayinska Pravda, Ukraine’s anti-aircraft defense systems shot down 51 of 70 Russian cruise missiles and five kamikaze drones.
The attack caused temporary power outages at all nuclear power plants, as well as most thermal and hydroelectric power plants, and damaged power transmission facilities.
Water and heat supply to households were also disrupted as a result of the widespread power outage.
Russian attacks have damaged nearly half of Ukraine’s energy system, leaving millions of people without power as temperatures drop for the winter.
Blackouts, both scheduled and unscheduled, have become common in many parts of Ukraine as Russia targets parts of the energy infrastructure on a regular basis.
On November 8, Russia carried out over 100 missile strikes, killing at least seven people and knocking out more than 20 million people in what is believed to be Moscow’s largest wave of missile strikes since the invasion began on February 24.
Source:OCN
