At least one million without power after Russian attack on Ukraine

More than a million people are without power after Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said that attack was retaliation for Ukraine’s firing of western weapons

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00:00The second big Russian attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in less than a fortnight once again

00:07Residents in Kiev had to shelter in metro stations as missiles and drones targeted their city

00:18Our mornings begin with checking the phone to see if there's an air alert

00:21I have to take the eldest daughter to school. We saw that there was an air alert and went to the Metro

00:27What do we think about all this?

00:29We are indeed fed up with all of it

00:32Ukraine's energy minister confirmed wise red attacks on energy facilities across the country

00:38prompting energy power cuts

00:41Explosions were hurting these Ukrainian cities including Odessa Harkiv and Rivne in the West Lviv

00:48Valin and Rivne experienced significant power outages

00:52Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the assault calling it quote another despicable escalation

00:59In Russia's terrorist tactics. He urged the Western allies to expedite air defense support and weapons deliveries

01:09Ukraine recently fired US and UK missiles into Russian territory for the first time

01:15Russian President Vladimir Putin who was attending a security meeting in Kazakhstan called his country's latest strikes a

01:23retaliation

01:26Tonight we carried out a comprehensive strike using 90 missiles of this class and 100 drones

01:3317 targets were hit

01:35These were military facilities defense industry facilities and their support systems

01:41I repeat once again these strikes from our side took place

01:45Also in response to the incessant strikes on Russian territory by American missiles

01:51Ata CMS

01:53Has been said many times there will always be a response from our side

01:58This marks Russia's 11th large-scale assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this year with Russian ground forces in the east

02:07Reportedly advancing at their fastest pace since the conflict began

02:12Ukraine faces mounting challenges as the war enters a third winter the Genwha CGTM

At least one million without power after Russian attack on Ukraine

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