Russian rocket attacks: KHerson and the energy infrastructure in chaos!

Russian rocket attacks: KHerson and the energy infrastructure in chaos!

Shock in Ukraine: Russian rockets kill a person and devastate the energy infrastructure!

The location in Ukraine escalates again! Russian rockets have caused devastating damage in the South Ukrainian city of Cherson and cost at least one person. The attacks not only leave grief, but also massive destruction in the energy supply of the country!

The governor of Cherson announced the tragic news on Wednesday morning. The Air Force and Local Authorities reported rocket resources in the eastern, central, southern and western regions of Ukraine. In Charkiw, in the northeast, at least six people were injured in another rocket attack, as Governor Oleh Syniehubov announced. The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that the fired rockets were ballistic bullets.

Attacks on the energy infrastructure

In Dnipropetrovsk, governor Serhiy Lysak explained that Russia targeted the power grid. The Ukrainian Minister of Energy German Galushchenko warned on Facebook: "Russia massively attacks the energy sector." In order to minimize the effects, the transmission system operator had to restrict the power supply.

The largest private energy company in Ukraine, Dtek, reported that their systems were attacked during the attack, which caused serious damage to the energy equipment. "This is already the 13th massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector this year and the 10th on the facilities of our company," said Dtek. CEO Maxim Timchenko called for more advanced air defense systems from the allies to protect the critical energy infrastructure.

President Wolodymyr Selenskyj also reported power outages in several regions as a result of the attacks. Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector for months and has damaged almost half of the country's production capacity.

Putin's threats and the international reaction

Russia's President Vladimir Putin had only promised this week to bring "destruction" over Ukraine after Ukrainian drones had attacked residential buildings in the Russian city of Kazan. Ukraine regularly appeals to its ally, more robust air defense systems in order to ward off the attacks on the war -torn country.

Last month, Washington approved the use of US long-range missiles against military goals within Russia, which led to angry reactions and threats of Moscow. In November, Russia started almost 200 rockets and drones that targeted the Ukrainian power grid. President Selenskyj spoke of "cluster bombs" and called the attacks a "hideous escalation" almost three years after the beginning of the war.

The situation remains tense while both sides fight around the upper hand. The world is eagerly watching how the situation will develop!