On Sunday, parts of Ukraine were hit by a massive air strike. Russia launched approximately 120 missiles and 90 drones against ten Ukrainian cities. – One of the biggest airstrikes we have seen, stated Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on X. Russia has stated that the attacks were aimed at power plants. They have nevertheless caused major damage to people’s homes, as at this house in Odesa. Photo: Oleksandr Gimanov / AFP President Zelensky writes in a message on Telegram that the target of the attack was the country’s energy infrastructure. – Serious damage to Ukraine’s energy system, including DTEK’s power stations. These attacks show that Ukraine needs more air defense systems from our allies, says Maxim Timchenko, who is the director of Ukraine’s largest private electricity company DTEK. Introduces power rationing Now it is clear that Ukraine is introducing power restrictions in all regions. Grid operator Ukrenergo says in a statement that temporary interruptions will last from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time. Employees must be in the process of repairing the damage. Residential areas are also said to have been hit, according to Ukrainian sources. Here, firefighters fight the flames in Sumy last night. Photo: Reuters There has been confirmed damage to critical infrastructure and several experienced power outages in the regions of Volyn, Rivne and Lviv in the west, and Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya in the south-east following the attacks. The Russian Defense Ministry itself says that the airstrikes were aimed at power plants that supply Ukraine’s military industry, but several residential areas have been hit. Escalating conflict On the night of Monday, new attacks were also carried out against the border area of Sumy in Ukraine. So far, at least eleven have been reported killed and almost 90 injured, according to local authorities. 400 people must be evacuated. These attacks are the latest incidents in an ever-escalating conflict. Several media outlets report that the US has given Ukraine the green light to use long-range weapons into Russia. This has not been confirmed by the White House or Ukrainian authorities. According to anonymous sources, it is a response to Russia’s deployment of North Korean soldiers. Last week, Russia chose to send even more forces to the front, including around 10,000 North Korean soldiers. According to the Ukrainian authorities, North Korean soldiers have taken part in hostilities in the country. Here, Kim Jong-un visits military forces at a training base in North Korea in March. Photo: KCNA (state-run North Korean news agency) / AP Amund Osflaten, head teacher at the Military Academy, believes this is a long-term strategy from the Russian side. – That the attack is happening now is not accidental, says Osflaten. Russia is focusing its attack on energy infrastructure before winter, when Ukrainians are most dependent on electricity. Send us your questions Tuesday marks 1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. It will be marked on Nyhetsmorgen, where Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide will come together with Lieutenant Colonel Palle Ydstebø and former Moscow correspondent Gro Holm. What do you wonder after three years of war? You can now submit your questions by searching for Nyhetsmorgen in the news Radio app and pressing the submit button. Published 18.11.2024, at 07.16 Updated 18.11.2024, at 09.03
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