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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for launching assaults in opposition to vitality infrastructure on Christmas Day.
Zelenskyy instructed the assaults had been “inhumane,” however stated they’d not spoil Christmas.
“Today, Putin intentionally selected Christmas for an assault. What could possibly be extra inhumane? Over 70 missiles, together with ballistic ones, and greater than 100 assault drones. The targets are our vitality infrastructure. They proceed to combat for a blackout in Ukraine,” he declared in a put up on X.
The Russian Defence Ministry acknowledged a “large strike” on its half, saying it hit vitality amenities that supported Ukraine’s “military-industrial complicated,” Reuters reported.
“The purpose of the strike was achieved. All amenities have been hit,” the ministry stated.
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Strikes in opposition to Ukrainian gasoline and vitality sources concerned 78 air, floor and sea-launched missiles, along with 106 Shaheds and other forms of drones, Ukraine’s air drive claimed, in accordance with The Associated Press.
“Unfortunately, there have been hits. As of now, there are energy outages in a number of areas. Power engineers are working to revive energy provide as quickly as potential,” Zelenskyy famous.
Still, the Ukrainian chief declared that “Russian evil won’t break Ukraine and won’t spoil Christmas.”
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The U.S. has offered billions of {dollars}’ value of support to assist Ukraine combat the Russian onslaught that erupted in 2022, however Americans and their congressional representatives have been divided relating to whether or not the U.S. ought to proceed supplying support to Ukraine.
President-elect Trump, who will take workplace on Jan. 20, has referred to as for a cease-fire and negotiations.
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In a put up on Truth Social this month, Trump declared that “Zelenskyy and Ukraine wish to make a deal and cease the insanity. They have ridiculously misplaced 400,000 troopers, and lots of extra civilians. There must be an instantaneous ceasefire and negotiations ought to start.”
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
