Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed 15 civilians Friday, officials said, as engineers across the country sought to restore heat, water and power to major cities. Throughout the country, Russian air strikes in recent weeks have brought Ukraine's energy infrastructure to its knees as winter approaches and temperatures near freezing, spurring…
The country’s national energy company, Ukrenergo, said late Friday that the grid was still facing a 30 percent deficit, with its technicians working “around the clock” to restore power. But it said it expected to increase coverage over the weekend, boosted by additional nuclear power. Earlier Friday, the region’s governor said patients in the city hospital and others from a psychiatric unit had been evacuated because of “constant Russian shelling”.The attacks on power stations and other infrastructure resources throughout Ukraine are Russia’s latest attempt to force Ukrainian capitulation after Moscow’s forces failed to topple the government and capture Kyiv in the war’s early stages.
But Shmygal said ordinary consumers continued to face scheduled power cuts across every region of the country. He said that many reports about the conflict could not be trusted, describing them as “fake news, deceit and lies”.Kremlin critics accuse authorities of concealing the real number of dead and wounded Russian troops.