In recent weeks, Russian forces have carried out several attacks against the power grid in Ukraine. This should have led to one million households losing power, according to the Ukrainian presidential office. Early on Saturday morning, the flight alarm went off again in cities all over the country. A few hours later, the Ukrainian Air Force stated that Russia had carried out a massive missile attack against critical infrastructure. The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says that Russia has fired 36 cruise missiles. The Air Force claims to have shot down 18 of them. – Several rockets aimed at the capital were shot down on Saturday morning, says Kyiv’s mayor Vitaly Klitschko in a message on Telegram. On Saturday, among other things, a power plant in the west of the country was hit, according to the energy company Ukrenergo. Russia has recently stepped up its attacks on power stations, waterworks and other critical infrastructure around the country. Read also: A pressured president MISSILE ATTACK: Russia is said to have fired 36 cruise missiles, according to the Ukrainian president. Photo: GLEB GARANICH / Reuters Power saving In the capital Kyiv and four surrounding counties, power saving has been introduced from Saturday morning, as a result of reduced power supplies. The state-owned company Ukrenenergo encourages all Ukrainians to save electricity. Earlier in the week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked that everyone cut electricity use between 7 and 11. He also asks that they avoid using, among other things, electric heaters. Ukrenergo wrote on social media on Saturday: – Russians carried out yet another rocket attack against the power plant of the main network in the western counties. The size of the attack is comparable to or may exceed the consequences of the attack on 10.–12. October, A number of Ukrainian cities lost power as a result of the attack a week and a half ago. Around 40 per cent of the power plant in the country has suffered major damage. PRESIDENT: Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks that everyone cut electricity use between 7 and 11, and avoid using heating radiators. Warn refugee crisis this winter This lack of electricity and heat could trigger a massive refugee crisis this winter, says the country’s prime minister, Denys Sjmyhal. That is written by NTB. – If there is no more electricity or water in Ukraine, this could lead to a new migration tsunami, he says in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The interview will be published on Sunday. The Prime Minister believes that Russia will create a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine by attacking civilian infrastructure. Many Ukrainians will freeze to death this winter, he says. Sjmyhal is therefore asking for mobile equipment that can provide electricity and heat. Even if they still have fuel for the generators, the country will need more, he adds. Read also: Dam failure and meltdown could threaten Europe’s largest nuclear power plant Being asked to leave Kherson The pro-Russian leaders in the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine are asking the residents to leave the city and their homes immediately. – As a result of the tense situation on the front, there is an increased risk of mass attacks on the city, as well as the risk of terrorist attacks, reads the warning. In recent days, people have been leaving the city on buses and ferries, only to be driven on to Russia or other Russian-occupied areas. The civil administration that is loyal to Russia has also been evacuated, NTB writes.
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