"Russia unleashed a massive air assault on Ukraine's cities on the day French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin visited Kyiv. The February 7 assault was a repeat of Moscow's similarly powerful attack on the day of NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte's visit days earlier, on February 3. Beyond punishing Ukraine for strengthening its defence ties to the West, the attacks had a progressive character, said St Andrews University history professor Phillips O Brien. list of 4 itemsend of list"
"Then a few days later, having extended and exhausted Ukrainian air [defence], the Russian assaults moved westward, he wrote on Substack. Sunday's attack involved 408 drones and 39 missiles. Kyiv downed all but 26 drones and 24 of the missiles, but the remainder dealt devastating damage to energy infrastructure, including, said Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to facilities critical to the nation's nuclear power plants One plant was forced to shut down, while others reduced output. (Al Jazeera)"
"Russia has been trying to plunge Ukraine into darkness since mid-January with repeated combined strikes. Civilians have weathered temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius ( -4 degrees Fahrenheit), and emergency crews have worked nonstop to restore power and heat faster than the Russians can knock them out. Sometimes the strikes have been fatal. Two toddler boys and their infant sister were killed along with their father in the eastern Ukrainian town of Bohodukhiv on Wednesday, when a Russian drone demolished their home."
Russia launched massive air assaults on Ukrainian cities on February 7 and again on February 3, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. One strike involved 408 drones and 39 missiles; Ukrainian forces downed most but not all, leaving 26 drones and 24 missiles to strike. The attacks initially concentrated in the east, then moved west after degrading Ukrainian air defences. Remaining strikes inflicted heavy damage on energy infrastructure, forced one nuclear plant shutdown and reduced output at others, and left hundreds of thousands without power. Emergency crews worked nonstop in temperatures near -20°C. Several civilians, including young children, were killed. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged new front-line tactics.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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