Russia’s ‘inhumane’ Christmas attack on Ukraine leads to power shortages, Zelenskyy says – POLITICO

“The targets are our energy infrastructure. They continue to fight for a blackout in Ukraine,” Zelenskyy added.

Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko said on Facebook that the transmission system operator took “the necessary consumption-limiting measures to minimize the negative consequences for the energy system.”

Excavates Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sybiha said on X that “this Christmas terror is Putin’s answer to those who talked about illusionary ‘Christmas truce’.” In the days leading up to Christmas, Orbán campaigned for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, which Zelenskyy rejected during an EU summit he attended. on 19 Dec.

Half a million people in the ravaged Kharkiv region were left without heat, while there were power cuts in Kiev, according to media reports.

In 2023, Ukraine changed the date of Christmas from January 7 – the date observed by the Russian Orthodox Church – to December 25 as a means of stepping away from Russia’s religious and cultural influence.

“Russian evil will not break Ukraine and will not destroy Christmas,” Zelenskyy concluded.