{"id":662903,"date":"2024-11-17T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T04:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=662903"},"modified":"2024-11-17T13:57:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T17:57:35","slug":"russia-intensifies-attacks-on-ukraines-energy-grid-as-winter-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/662903\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine&#8217;s Energy Grid as Winter Looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-662904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/russia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/>Russia launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine&#8217;s energy infrastructure on Sunday, deploying 120 missiles and 90 drones across the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the attacks, highlighting the significant damage to the country&#8217;s already struggling energy grid.<\/p>\n<p>This strike is one of the largest in the nearly three-year-long conflict, with officials reporting power outages and fears of a harsh winter ahead. The attack killed at least two people, injured over a dozen, and plunged parts of the nation into darkness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Widespread Damage<\/strong><br \/>\nUkraine&#8217;s energy operator, DTEK, announced emergency power cuts in the Kyiv region and two eastern areas. Energy Minister German Galushchenko described the assault as a &#8220;massive attack on our energy system,&#8221; targeting critical electricity generation and transmission facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Explosions were reported in Kyiv and near Sloviansk in the Donetsk region. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga called it &#8220;one of the largest air attacks&#8221; of the conflict, emphasizing the intensity of the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky also revealed that Russia&#8217;s bombardment has destroyed half of Ukraine&#8217;s energy production capacity. Despite these setbacks, Ukraine&#8217;s air defenses successfully intercepted 140 of the launched missiles and drones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winter Challenges Ahead<\/strong><br \/>\nWith winter fast approaching, Ukraine faces severe energy shortages. The country has been urging Western allies for assistance in rebuilding its energy infrastructure and supplying advanced aerial defense systems.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about continued Western support have grown following the recent U.S. presidential election. President-elect Donald Trump has questioned the United States&#8217; support for Ukraine and has proposed a swift resolution to end the war. This uncertainty adds to Ukraine&#8217;s challenges as it prepares for the cold months ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine&#8217;s energy infrastructure on Sunday, deploying 120 missiles and 90 drones across the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the attacks, highlighting the significant damage to the country&#8217;s already struggling energy grid. This strike is one of the largest in the nearly three-year-long conflict, with officials reporting power outages and fears of a harsh winter ahead. The attack killed at least two people, injured over a dozen, and plunged parts of the nation into darkness. &nbsp; Widespread Damage Ukraine&#8217;s energy operator, DTEK, announced&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":662904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662905,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662903\/revisions\/662905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}