Massive Russian attack: 188 missiles and drones in the energy sector; Putin threatened to hit Kyiv with Oreshnik. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
On Thursday evening, Russian troops carried out a massive combined missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian energy sector. 76 cruise missiles, three guided aircraft missiles and 35 UAVs were destroyed among 188 enemy targets.
A total of 12 hits were recorded, mainly at fuel and energy sector facilities in different regions. There is damage in 14 regions. Buildings, vehicles, garages, private residential buildings, warehouses, and multi-story buildings were destroyed in Kharkov. Infrastructure facilities in Rivne, Lviv, Kirovograd, Kyiv, Volyn, Khmelnytsky, Ivano-Frankivsk, Mykolaiv and Vinnytsia regions were also damaged.
Russian troops may use the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile against “decision-making centers in Kyiv.” Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said this at a CSTO Security Council meeting in Kazakhstan and repeated it at a press conference later. According to him, these could be military facilities, defense industry enterprises or decision-making centers in Kyiv. He also announced the alleged start of mass production of the Oreshnik system. “In the event of a mass use of Oreshnik missiles in a strike, its power will be comparable to the use of nuclear weapons,” the Russian dictator said.
The OP responded to these threats, saying they were “signs of Putin’s incredible total fear.” “He is afraid that everything will really end for him,” said Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of OP. According to him, the Russian missile attack on Ukrainian territory is not a response to what Ukraine is doing with Western long-range missiles, but a continuation of Russia’s aggressive war. Putin has been doing this since the beginning of the war and continues to do so. Later, President Vladimir Zelensky said that Putin could only be “waving his nut” to escalate the situation and hinder future President Trump’s efforts to end the war.
Ukrenergo immediately updated the power outage schedules this afternoon. It is known that until the end of the day the lights will be turned off in four stages simultaneously. The company noted that such measures were caused by damage to energy facilities during a massive missile and drone attack. “Power engineers are trying to restore equipment damaged by the enemy as quickly as possible,” Ukrenergo stressed. Up to three elimination rounds will be in effect on Friday. Most outages are expected between 14:00 – 18:00.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed into law a historic tax hike approved by the Verkhovna Rada. The main thing in the law is the increase of the military tax on all incomes of Ukrainians from 1.5% to 5% this year and next. A military tax was introduced for individual entrepreneurs: 1% of income for single taxpayers of group III; 10% of the minimum salary for individual entrepreneurs – single taxpayers of groups I, II and IV (that is, 800 Hryvnia).
President Vladimir Zelensky signed a law on voluntary return to service for those who left military units without permission the first time or deserted. If they voluntarily come to the place of service and express their willingness to continue military service, the military service and the contract will continue.
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, said that the country decided to postpone accession negotiations with the European Union until the end of 2028. After that, a spontaneous rally began in Tbilisi, accompanied by President Salome Zurabishvili in first time During the night, the security forces blasted the protesters with tear gas and water cannons, but they did not disperse, but built new barricades. More than 80 employees of the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a joint statement condemning the authorities’ decision to suspend the country’s European integration.
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Source: korrespondent
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