INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced what he called an "inhumane" attack from Russia, which launched dozens of
to air raid sirens, shortly followed by air force reports that Russia had launched Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea."Putin
deliberately chose Christmas to attack
What could be more inhumane? More than 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles, and more than a hundred attack drones
The target is our energy system," Zelensky said.This was the 13th large-scale strike on Ukraine's energy system this year, the latest
The air force shot down over 50 missiles, Zelensky said."Unfortunately, there are some hits
As of now, there are blackouts in several regions," the Ukrainian president said.Engineers were working to repair the system, but private
energy provider DTEK said the attack severely damaged the equipment of thermal power plants, and regional officials reported power
cuts."Christmas morning has once again shown that nothing is sacred for the aggressor country," said Svitlana Onyshchuk, the head of the
Ivano-Frankivsk region.She said part of the region was without electricity "at a time when we celebrate one of the greatest religious
The government last year changed the date from January 7, when most Orthodox believers celebrate, as a snub to Russia.The Christmas Day
attack targeted the central Dnipropetrovsk region, whose governor Sergiy Lysak said Russia was "trying to destroy the region's power
system."The attacks killed one person in Dnipropetrovsk, Lysak said.
