INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine worked to restore power on Tuesday after Russia's latest wave of missile strikes caused power disruptions across the country,
right as winter frost builds and temperatures plunge.Out of the 70 missiles launched by Moscow, "most" were shot down, President Volodymyr
the consequences of shelling," national electricity provider Ukrenergo said on Telegram.The head of Ukrenergo said he had "no doubt that
chose for this attack was connected with their desire to inflict as much damage as possible," Volodymyr Kudrytskyi told a Ukrainian news
program, explaining the attacks were launched as the country enters a "peak frost" period."Our repairmen will be working on the energy
system restoration."Nearly half of Ukraine's energy system has already been damaged after months of strikes on power infrastructure,
leaving people in the cold and dark for hours at a time as outdoor temperatures drop below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit).As
comes a day after Moscow accused its neighbor of carrying out deadly drone strikes on two other airfields.Russia also confirmed a "massive
attack on Ukrainian military command systems and related defense, communications, energy and military facilities."Moscow vows to keep
fightingThe latest violence comes just after Russia shrugged off a Western-imposed price cap on its oil exports, warning the move would not
impact its military campaign in Ukraine.The $60-per-barrel cap agreed by the European Union, G7 and Australia aims to restrict Russia's
revenue while making sure Moscow keeps supplying the global market."Russia's economy has all the necessary potential to fully meet the
needs and requirements of the special military operation," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, using Moscow's term for its
Ukraine offensive."These measures will not affect this," he said.Russia "will not recognize" the measures, which amounted to "a step towards
destabilizing the global energy markets," he added.The market price of a barrel of Russian Urals crude is currently around $65, just
sent troops into Ukraine over nine months ago.It comes on top of an EU embargo on seaborne deliveries of Russian crude oil that came into
force on Monday.The embargo will prevent maritime shipments of Russian crude to the European Union, which account for two-thirds of the
bloc's oil imports from Russia, potentially depriving Moscow of billions of euros.Kyiv had initially welcomed the price ceiling, but later
ceiling of oil if necessary.In recent months, gas prices have skyrocketed since Moscow halted deliveries to the EU in suspected retaliation
for Western sanctions and the bloc struggled to find alternative energy suppliers.In the Ukrainian town of Borodianka, outside Kyiv, where
snow has already coated the ground, locals recently gathered around wood-fired stoves inside tents to keep warm and cook food during the
