"On Thursday, Ukraine's energy minister, Denys Shmyal, warned Ukrainians to prepare for more power blackouts in the coming days as Russian air attacks continued. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Russia had struck energy infrastructure 217 times this year. Shmyal said 200 emergency crews were working to restore power to 1,100 buildings in Kyiv alone. Russia has been targeting Ukrainian power stations, gas pipelines and power cables since mid-January, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without heat or electricity at various points."
"On January 29, US President Donald Trump told a cabinet meeting that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for a week, something the Kremlin confirmed. I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that, Trump said."
"It was unclear when that conversation happened, exactly, but on Tuesday this week, Russia unleashed one of its biggest strikes ever on energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv, deploying 71 missiles and 450 drones. Ukraine's Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said Ukraine had only managed to shoot down 38 of the missiles because a very high proportion of them were ballistic. Russia's defence ministry claimed it was targeting storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, defence enterprises and their energy supply."
Russian forces have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure and logistics far from front lines, causing widespread outages as temperatures fall toward -20°C. Ukrainian officials warned of more blackouts and mobilised 200 emergency crews to restore power to 1,100 buildings in Kyiv. Attacks since mid-January hit power stations, gas pipelines and cables, leaving hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity. A reported week-long halt agreement with Russia was followed by a major strike deploying 71 missiles and 450 drones. Ukraine shot down part of the barrage, noting many missiles were ballistic, while Russia said it targeted UAV storage, defence enterprises and energy supply.
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