Ukrainian officials on Thursday said fresh Russian strikes hit cities across the Country.
According to Kyiv regional officials; “Two cruise missiles were shot down over Kyiv. Information about any casualties and damage is being clarifie.”
Officials in the central city of Dnipro and the Black Sea hub of Odessa also reported Russian strikes.
Prime Minister Denys Shmygal, during an economic forum in Kyiv said; “They are shelling our gas production and our enterprises in Dnipro.”
The latest wave of attacks came as it was reported that there have been unannounced electricity cuts and it is snowing for the first time this autumn.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian energy company, Ukrenergo, on Thursday, in a statement warned that there will be power outages throughout Ukraine, as consumption increased due to temperatures falling sharply.
Power outages are “necessary measures to maintain the stability of the energy system after the sixth targeted missile attack” on energy structures.
The Kyiv Regional Governor also warned that the situation could become “difficult” and temperatures could drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit).
Recall that CEOAFRICA had reported that during the recent G7 summit held in Germany, the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, had said Russia had “chosen a new method of warfare by trying to let people starve, die of thirst and freeze to death.”