Ukrainian authorities carried out emergency power cuts, notably in kyiv, Odessa and Dnipro. A “response” from Moscow to the firing of long-range American missiles.
Ukraine reported early this Thursday, November 28, a “massive attack” against the country's energy infrastructure and said it had to carry out emergency power cuts, particularly in kyiv while temperatures are close to 0°C. .
“Once again the energy sector is under massive attack from the enemy,” Energy Ministry German Galushchenko said on Facebook.
Emergency power cuts were implemented in particular in kyiv, Odessa and Dnipro, said the operator DTEK.
An air alert was triggered across the country, with the Ukrainian Air Force reporting missile strikes targeting in particular the regions of Odessa (south), Kirovograd (center), Kherson (east). ) and Mykolaiv (south).
“Response” to US long-range missiles
On Tuesday, Russia announced a “response” to two new Ukrainian strikes carried out using American ATACMS missiles against its territory in the previous days.
Russia has been shelling civilian areas across Ukraine since its invasion of the country began in February 2022 and has stepped up its strikes as winter approaches, particularly targeting energy infrastructure.
For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have destroyed 25 Ukrainian drones overnight over the Bryansk region, close to Belarus, Crimea and the Rostov region (south).
Ukrainian forces weakened
On the front, Moscow is making territorial gains against a weakened Ukrainian army, less than two months before the American president-elect takes office.
On Wednesday, the administration of outgoing President Joe Biden called on kyiv to lower the minimum age for military mobilization to 18 years old instead of the current 25 years old to compensate for the lack of soldiers in the face of the advance of Russian forces on the ground.
This call comes as Donald Trump could adopt a new approach and push kyiv to negotiate with Moscow.
