Ukraine: massive Russian drone and missile attack leaves tens of thousands without electricity
Ukrainian President Volodimyr Zelensky said that with this new attack "Putin shows his impunity," something that "undoubtedly requires a response from the world."
Russian bombing in Ukraine
The Kremlin fired more than 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine in a massive new attack early Wednesday, causing major power outages, local authorities told AFP.
The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that Moscow fired 502 drones and 24 missiles. According to the Ukrainian president, Volodimyr Zelensky, with this new attack "Putin shows his impunity," something that "undoubtedly requires a response from the world."
"The main targets were civilian infrastructure, in particular energy facilities, a transport hub, including a garage cooperative, and, as has become routine for Russians, residential areas," Zelensky reported.
Thousands without electricity
Officials in localities in the west of the country said there were several injuries, and that both homes and civilian infrastructure were damaged. For his part, the governor of Chernigiv, Viacheslav Chaus, confirmed that some 30,000 people were left without electricity after the attacks.
Also, officials in the Kirovograd region specified that four employees of the railroad service were injured during the bombing.
North Korean regime, a staunch Putin ally
Vladimir Putin met Wednesday in Beijing with Kim Jong Un, whom he thanked for his support in the "fight against contemporary neo-Nazism" and thanked him for sending troops to fight Ukraine.
North Korea has become one of Russia's main allies since it invaded Ukrainian territory in February 2022 and sent thousands of military personnel and weapons to help Moscow drive Kiev forces out of the Kursk region in western Russia.
"I would like to thank you on behalf of the Russian people for participating together in the fight against contemporary neo-Nazism," Putin said at the start of the meeting in the Chinese capital.
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