Biden orders to increase military aid to Kyiv
26 December 02:17
US President Joe Biden responded to the Russian massive shelling on the night of December 25. The American leader emphasized that on Christmas morning, the Russians attacked the energy sector to deprive Ukrainians of heat and light and called on the world to continue supporting Ukraine until it defeats Russian aggression. This is stated in a statement released by the White House, Komersant ukrainskyi reports
“In the early hours of Christmas, Russia launched waves of missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities and critical energy infrastructure. The goal of this horrific attack was to cut off Ukrainians’ access to heat and electricity during the winter. Let me be clear: the Ukrainian people deserve to live in peace and security, and the United States and the international community must continue to stand by Ukraine until it defeats Russia’s aggression,” Biden said.
He noted that Kyiv would soon receive new supplies of air defense missiles from the United States.
“In recent months, the United States has provided Ukraine with hundreds of air defense missiles, and more are on the way. I have instructed the Ministry of Defense to continue the rapid supply of weapons to Ukraine. The United States will continue to work tirelessly to strengthen Ukraine’s position in its defense against Russian forces,” Biden added.
As a reminder, at night and in the morning , Russia carried out another massive missile and drone attack on energy facilities, the 13th since the beginning of the year.
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Situation in the Ukrainian energy sector
on March 22, 2024, Russia resumed its attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, carrying out one of the most massive attacks in the entire period of the full-scale war. In particular, DniproHES and other Ukrainian energy facilities were hit. Since then, Russia has been regularly shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
For example, the Russians destroyed the Trypillia and Zmiiv thermal power plants, causing Centrenergo to lose 100% of its generation. Also, 5 of DTEK’s 6 thermal power plants were severely damaged.
After that, power outages began again in Ukraine, Ukrenergo introduced blackout schedules, and the government raised electricity tariffs by 60% at once.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to build two new units at the Khmelnytsky N PP and has already received approval from the relevant parliamentary committee. The Razumkov Center has criticized these plans, but some experts believe that only traitors or scoundrels are against the construction of nuclear power plants today.
Russia launched another massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector on August 26. This time, they hit distribution and power generation systems, and the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant was also attacked.
Russia carried out the most massive shelling of Ukraine on November 17, 2024, firing 127 cruise, ballistic, and supersonic missiles and 109 attack drones. DTEK reported serious damage to its thermal power plants.
Some experts believe that the blackouts could last until spring. And the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine voiced the worst-case scenario, which envisages blackouts of up to 20 hours a day.
