Zelenskyy denounces Russian Christmas Day missile and drone attack on Ukraine as "inhumane"
CBSDEC 22 2024
Russia Launches Renewed Attacks on Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure
Above: Rescuers of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service work to put out a fire in a private house after a drone strike in Kharkiv on Dec. 25, 2024. Image copyright: Sergey Bobok/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Facts
Russia conducted a "massive strike" on Ukraine's energy infrastructure using cruise missiles on Wednesday, killing one civilian in Dnipropetrovsk and injuring six in the Kharkiv region.
DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy provider, said: "As a result of the large-scale attack, the equipment at the thermal power plants was seriously damaged," adding that it was the thirteenth attack of its kind this year.
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia launched 78 missiles and 106 drones. Of the 113 aerial targets, it said 59 missiles and 54 drones were shot down, while an additional 52 drones failed to reach their targets.
The Spin
Pro-Ukraine narrative
Missile attacks of this nature take time to prepare. It's clear Putin deliberately chose to attack Ukraine on Christmas Day, and when the country is reeling in temperatures just a few degrees Celsius above zero. But Russia's evil, inhuman intentions will not break Ukraine or distort its Christmas.
Pro-Russia narrative
Putin has repeatedly warned that Ukrainian terrorist attacks on residential buildings and military targets inside Russia using US-made long-range missiles will be met with a harsh response. This was the latest iteration. Russia isn't weaponizing winter, Ukraine is.
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