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November 29, 2024 | 11:19 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Russia launched another attack on the energy infrastructure in Ukraine on Thursday, November 28, 2024. Over one million people lost power in the immediate aftermath of the strikes, and millions more had their existing schedule of rolling power cuts intensified.
President Vladimir Putin called this aggression a response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian territory with U.S. medium-range ATACMS missiles. He said Russia's future targets could include "decision-making centers" in Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of a "despicable escalation", saying it had used cruise missiles with cluster munitions.
Later in his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said he was speaking to Western leaders, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, to forge a response to "Russia's attempt to make the situation more unbearable and drag out the war".
“Now is the time to strengthen our positions - the position of Ukraine and our partners,” he said as cited by Reuters on Friday, November 29, 2024.
Ukraine's air force said Russia used 91 missiles and 97 drones in Thursday's attack. The air force said it had shot down 79 missiles and downed 35 drones, while 62 drones were "lost", meaning it was likely they had been disrupted by electronic warfare.
It said 12 of those had hit their targets, most of which were energy and fuel facilities. Ukraine's Interior Ministry said infrastructure facilities were damaged in nine regions.
This recent Russian attack reinforced fears of long power cuts during the winter months as temperatures hover around zero.
Ukrainian officials said it was the 11th major strike on the energy system since March. Russia has knocked out about half of Ukraine's available generating capacity during the war, damaged the distribution system, and forced authorities to impose long blackouts.
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