{"id":136837,"date":"2024-12-14T06:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T23:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136837"},"modified":"2024-12-14T06:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T23:22:00","slug":"moscow-launches-huge-attack-on-energy-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136837","title":{"rendered":"Moscow launches huge attack on energy infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c1ca\/live\/0e8ba2e0-b94c-11ef-a0f2-fd81ae5962f4.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c1ca\/live\/0e8ba2e0-b94c-11ef-a0f2-fd81ae5962f4.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c1ca\/live\/0e8ba2e0-b94c-11ef-a0f2-fd81ae5962f4.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/c1ca\/live\/0e8ba2e0-b94c-11ef-a0f2-fd81ae5962f4.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/c1ca\/live\/0e8ba2e0-b94c-11ef-a0f2-fd81ae5962f4.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/c1ca\/live\/0e8ba2e0-b94c-11ef-a0f2-fd81ae5962f4.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/c1ca\/live\/0e8ba2e0-b94c-11ef-a0f2-fd81ae5962f4.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c1ca\/live\/0e8ba2e0-b94c-11ef-a0f2-fd81ae5962f4.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Reuters Three firefighters extinguishing a blaze at a Ukrainian energy plant. \" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Emergency workers have been working to restore the energy plants <!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Russia has launched a huge attack on Ukraine&#8217;s energy infrastructure, which authorities said was the 12th large-scale attack on energy facilities this year.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ninety-three missiles and more than 200 drones were used &#8211; but 81 of the missiles were shot down, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The strikes targeted sites in western Ukraine, damaging energy facilities in several regions, some seriously. Authorities in Ivano-Frankivsk said it was the worst attack on the region so far. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Moscow said the attack was in response to a Ukrainian strike on a military airbase in south-west Russia using US-made missiles.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7200212\/person-of-the-year-2024-donald-trump\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">In an interview with Time magazine on Thursday,<!-- --><\/a> to mark being named Person of the Year, US President-elect Donald Trump said he disagreed &#8220;very vehemently&#8221; with American-made missiles targeting sites in Russia and branded it &#8220;crazy&#8221;. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We&#8217;re just escalating this war and making it worse,&#8221; he said. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On Friday, the Kremlin said that Trump&#8217;s comments were &#8220;fully aligned&#8221; with Moscow&#8217;s position. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;That impresses us,&#8221; spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. &#8220;It is obvious that Trump understands exactly what is escalating the situation.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Trump also told Time he wanted to reach an agreement to end the war, and the only way to do that was &#8220;not to abandon&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e140\/live\/15435070-b950-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e140\/live\/15435070-b950-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e140\/live\/15435070-b950-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/e140\/live\/15435070-b950-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e140\/live\/15435070-b950-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/e140\/live\/15435070-b950-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/e140\/live\/15435070-b950-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e140\/live\/15435070-b950-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Reuters Russian leader Vladimir Putin, to the left of the picture, looks down at the hand of Donald Trump, who is speaking to him on the right. &#10;&#10;Both men are sat, wearing suits, with flags behind them. There are some flowers on the table between them. &#10;\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2019 <!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Russia&#8217;s attacks came on the coldest day of the Ukrainian winter so far, with temperatures around -6C. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Along with the damage caused in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, energy and infrastructure facilities were damaged in the Lviv and Ternopil regions. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">No critical or residential infrastructure was hit in the Kyiv region, according to Ruslan Kravchenko, the area&#8217;s governor.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Five out of the country&#8217;s nine operating nuclear reactor units have been operating with reduced power. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">As a result of the attack, the Ukrenergo National Power Company had to increase power supply restrictions on Friday, with rolling blackouts being introduced in all regions. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ukrenergo added that during the day on Friday, electricity would be imported from Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In total, Russia has captured and retaken about 2,350 sq km of territory (907 sq miles) in eastern Ukraine and in Russia&#8217;s western Kursk region.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cn0xw05k7z1o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuters Emergency workers have been working to restore the energy plants Russia has launched a huge attack on Ukraine&#8217;s energy infrastructure, which authorities said was the 12th large-scale attack on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136837\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}