Live: Russian strikes target Ukraine energy infrastructure • FRANCE 24 English

Critical infrastructure across Ukraine was pounded again on Saturday, with several regions reporting strikes on energy facilities while missiles were shot down in others. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

[intannurul]

I'm 58 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future with gas and food prices rising every day. Our savings have decreased with the cost of living in the stratosphere, we are finding it impossible to replace it. We can move on, but I can't go on. My condolences to those who retire in this crisis, 40 years without stopping just because a rogue system takes everything it worked for

[asiimwesimon]

Well, I think they never intercept any missiles. They say that to make it sound like they are doing something.

[jonathanm]

Air defence ?? Lol put it on a stamp 🤣

[TheOnni]

The Ghost 👻 of Kiev shot down 18 missiles.

[behroozkhaleghirad]

Russia is like: either winter is coming or I'm gonna bring it even by force.

[goodrocket]

Yes electricity distribution centers intercepted the missiles

[Kargbo]

Russia is running out of missiles 🤣🤣🤣.

[katax]

At least Russia should be credited for minimising civilians deaths in the operation. One can imagine had this been a NATO invasion.

[nlorand]

Zelensky is winning. Zelensky celebrated his attack on Crimea bridge and had stamps ready printed. Zelensky is fine.

[katfureh]

If only we could be getting same updates of the effects of Ukraine attacks in Donbass

[joejackal]

This is the only way that the Ukraine president will sit on the table of peaceful settlement to end the war.

[angelobkoljenovic]

You should have mentioned British politics in all of this tragedy in Ukraine 🇺🇦

[crixttian]

Could be intersting listen the people who lives there. What are they feeling?

[Calm]

Surely this must be russia last missiles, experts say they've been running low for months!!

[namur-iqih]

In Operation Desert Storm, a ground offensive was supported with extensive air strikes on every significant element of Iraq's dual-use power, communications, transportation, and industrial sectors. Desert Storm planners inflicted massive damage on the country's economic infrastructure. For example, instead of targeting rapidly replaceable electricity transformer yards and refined oil storage sites, U.S. forces destroyed hard-to-replace generator halls and cracking (distillation) towers. Initially, Tomahawk cruise missiles were used to dispense carbon graphite filaments over power stations, minimizing permanent damage while still causing blackouts.

Yet, these sites were later used as bomb dumps for carrier-based aircraft returning to ship, rendering the less-destructive effects of the cruise missile strikes meaningless.

Desert Storm also highlighted the unforeseen consequences of disrupting the highly interconnected critical infrastructure of a modern industrialized country, as attacks on dual-use power facilities caused cascading damage throughout the water purification and sanitation systems, exacerbating a public health crisis.

[mamadujalo]

Those air defence can't stop Russian missiles unless few of them. Peace please

[dedyzee]

In the telegram many Ukrainian soldiers died in the field

[hiufgterde]

It's like Ukraine does everything they can to be completely destroyed. Amazing strategy really.

[ilvilluviumcrypto-longands]

Sincerely appreciate the knowledge you share 😍😍

[loasis]

we will have to learn to live in an increasingly crazy world...