On Jan. 13, a dozen Western-supplied missiles were launched into Russia from Ukrainian territory, drawing threats of retaliation from Moscow.
Russia struck several Ukrainian energy sites with missiles and drones on Jan. 15 in what appeared to be retaliation for a missile attack two days earlier on Russia’s western Bryansk region.
“It’s the middle of winter and the target for the Russians remains unchanged: our energy infrastructure.”
According to the Ukrainian leader, Russia launched scores of drones overnight at multiple targets in western Ukraine, followed by a daytime missile attack.
Out of some 40 incoming Russian missiles, at least 30 were downed by Ukrainian air defenses, Zelenskyy said.
“Among their objectives were gas and energy facilities that sustain normal life for our people,” he said.
According to the governor of Ukraine’s western Lviv region, two energy facilities were damaged by the strikes.
Energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Ivano–Frankivsk region also came under attack, the governor of that region said.
No injuries were…
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