Russian missile strikes take out energy, water in Ukraine – POLITICO

Energy and water provides have been knocked out in a number of Ukrainian cities Monday after a wave of Russian missile strikes.

The most recent assaults befell nearly two weeks after a strike on power infrastructure plunged a major a part of the nation, together with Kyiv, into darkness.

Within the southern port metropolis of Odesa, the water provide was minimize on Monday as “all pumping stations and reserve [power] strains” have been left with out electrical energy, in line with the native water provide firm.

Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential workplace, stated that two “infrastructure services” have been broken because of Russia’s strike within the Odesa area.

Russia additionally hit power services within the Kyiv and Vinnytsia areas. In some instances, energy was minimize off to keep away from additional harm, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated.

In a brief video assertion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the nation’s air protection system shot down most of Russia’s missiles. “Our folks by no means surrender,” he added.

In the meantime, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised “the significance” of Russia’s management over the land hall that connects Crimea with Russian territory by not too long ago occupied Ukrainian areas.

In line with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the land connection is essential due to “attainable new assaults towards the Crimean bridge and associated infrastructure,” state information company TASS reported.

Peskov’s assertion appeared after a video was revealed by the Kremlin during which Putin was seen inspecting the bridge. Putin, who was proven behind the wheel of a automobile driving throughout the Crimea bridge, was accompanied by Deputy PM Marat Khusnullin, who knowledgeable the president about restoration works after the bridge was partially destroyed by an explosion in October.