Ukraine scrambles to restore power as Russia ‘weaponises winter’ • FRANCE 24 English

Ukrainian energy workers on Thursday raced to restore power after Russian missile strikes destroyed energy infrastructure across western Ukraine, leaving more than two thirds of Kyiv without power. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield has accused Moscow of “weaponising winter” and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for urgent UN action against the Russian “formula of terror”.
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[sankarra]

US condemning Russia for taking out Ukraine energy, forgetting that in Iraq, Syria, Libya etc they first took out the whole energy structure at the start of the war. Zelensky could have prevented this but NATO and Britain told him not to. UNSC are ignoring missile in Poland, strikes against Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which are deliberate attacks by Ukraine. Well they have no choice, he is their de facto ruler chosen by NATO and promoted.

[eliti]

So 80% are almost half? Math works different in France...

[suzgozimba]

Is Russia the first country to weaponise Winter?

[icecp]

Did you tell us they ran out of missiles? 🙄

[Dgjnbv]

This is why self sustainment as well as compartmentalization of the power grid is important

[alaskafisherman]

It's like they have never opened a history book. Russia's winter advantage is well known and has helped them win many wars. They should have started preparing for this situation back in 2014 when they started this mess. Sounds like history is rhyming. I bet they wish our memory only went back one election cycle.

[seeland]

Europe must do much more to help Ukraine and to stop this russian murders- NOW

[yeoldbandicoot]

Didn't Ukraine keep kept saying that Russia was running out of missiles? Was that just propaganda?

[ピッピ-ep]

I am not even sure ppl Ukraine wanted so much freedom there but maybe the how they used to be better maybe?

[joycemoraa]

Zelenky zelenky zelenky zelenky please accept that advice from the people of Ukraine 👌 OK OK 😎 😎 down from fighting 👌 😔 ➕➕🅰🅰🅰➕➕
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[namur-iqih]

Before yesterday's attack the Washington Post reported of the difficulties in repairing the network. As we had explained before the Russian attacks are hitting the transformers that connect the national 330 kilovolt backbone network. These are hard to replace. As the scope of damage to Ukraine’s energy systems has come into focus in recent days, Ukrainian and Western officials have begun sounding the alarm but are also realizing they have limited recourse. Ukraine’s Soviet-era power system cannot be fixed quickly or easily. In some of the worst-hit cities, there is little officials can do other than to urge residents to flee — raising the risk of economic collapse in Ukraine and a spillover refugee crisis in neighboring European countries.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that about half of the country’s energy infrastructure was “out of order” following the bombardment.

Any attempts to repair the network are useless as long as Russia continues to attack it.

To stop these attacks requires a political solution. Ukraine will have to give up and find some agreement with Russia.

Russia also attacked some of the natural gas sources Ukraine has:

Russia last week broadened its targets. Oleksiy Chernyshov, chief executive of Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz, said in an interview that a “massive rocket attack” hit 10 gas production facilities in the Kharkiv and Poltava regions, including Shebelinka, one the largest production and drilling areas.

“Of course, we will do our best now to recover, but this will take time and resources and material, ” Chernyshov said. “Time is of the essence, ” he added. “Because winter is now.”

The targeting of the gas supply was a critical development, said Victoria Voytsitska, a former member of parliament now working with civil society groups on getting Ukraine the equipment it needs. If Moscow takes out the gas system, she said, cities and villages across the country could become “uninhabitable.”

Without electricity there is no water flowing in the water distribution systems of the cities. Without water toilets cannot be used. Public hygiene will suffer. The internet in Ukraine is also down.

A country that is becoming 'uninhabitable' has little chance to wage and win a war. When there is no transport, no electricity, no heat and no communication everything becomes incredibly difficult.

The refugee stream all this will cause will increase pressure on Europe to push Ukraine into negotiating for peace with Russia. Tough conditions will be applied but there is no other way out of this.

[dennisgrant]

Vengeance is mine says the Lord, its only a matter of time all that wickedness and evil which he is doing to those Ukrainian will not go unpunished .so sad to see how can he sleep at night?

[babymarifosque]

Taje time piwer will be restored
Ukrainianare resillient
Innovative
Dont give up
God bless