The Ukrainian Air Force issued a nationwide air alert on Thursday morning.
kyiv then reported a “massive attack” on its energy infrastructure.
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“An urgent need to strengthen the defense of Ukrainian skies”. Volodymyr Zelensky, in a message posted on X this Wednesday, continues to call for help from NATO members. But faced with the events of recent days, a senior UN official expressed concern on Wednesday about a “new escalation” of the war in Ukraine, calling on the parties to refrain from actions and speeches risking further intensifying the conflict which has lasted for almost three years.
“In recent days, we have seen alarming signs of a further escalation of this already explosive war”declared the Under-Secretary-General for Europe before the Security Council.
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A “MASSIVE ATTACK” IN PROGRESS
Ukraine reported early Thursday 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,” the Energy Ministry said on Facebook. Emergency power cuts were implemented in particular in kyiv, Odessa and Dnipro, said the operator DTEK.
UKRAINE ON NATIONAL AIR ALERT
Ukraine's air force issued a nationwide air alert on Thursday morning, reporting missile strikes targeting several regions, at a time when Moscow is stepping up military pressure on kyiv following Ukraine's election. Donald Trump.
“Air raid alert has been declared across Ukraine due to missile threat,” the Air Force announced on Telegram, stressing that missiles were targeting the Odessa region (south) in particular. ), the region of Kirovograd (center), and those of Kherson (east) and Mykolaiv (south).
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Miroslav Jenca particularly cited Russia's use of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (up to 5,500 km) which reached the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
Russia justified the use of this new missile as a “answer” to recent Ukrainian attacks against its territory with American and British missiles. On Tuesday, she promised a new “response” to two new Ukrainian strikes using American ATACMS missiles.
“The United Nations does not have additional details on these events, including the type of weapons used. But the use of ballistic missiles and threats are a dangerous development toward escalation.”commented Miroslav Jenca.
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