On Friday, Russian forces launched missile and drone
operations against Ukraine, hitting the nation's capital Kiev as well as the
northern cities of Kharkiv and Odesa as well as the central city of Kryvih Rih.
This week, the number of attacks on Ukrainian cities
increased as Russia targeted the nation's infrastructure for civilian use.
Kharkiv experienced a power outage, while three
explosions were recorded in Kiev.
After a residential structure in Kryvih Rih was
struck, authorities issued a warning about probable deaths.
As the crisis spread throughout Ukraine, several
additional cities were also affected. Mayor of the southern city Mykolaiv,
Vitaliy Kim, said that as many as 60 missiles may have been launched.
The central cities of Poltava and Kremenchuk, as
well as the Sumy area close to Ukraine's northern border with Russia, were also
without power.
As winter sets in, millions of Ukrainians are
without electricity. Volker Turk, the UN's human rights commissioner, issued a
warning on Thursday, saying that more assaults on power plants might
"further seriously deteriorate the humanitarian situation and provoke more
displacement."
Three sections of the city, according to Vitaliy
Klitschko, the mayor of Kiev. According to him, water supplies had been
impacted by damage to the energy infrastructure, and the city's metro lines
were now not operating. Oleksiy Kuleba, the leader of the local government,
claimed that Russia was "massively bombing Ukraine."
Almost ten months after its invasion, Russia's
conflict in Ukraine is waning. Oleksii Reznikov, the minister of defence for
Ukraine, cautioned that there was growing indications that Russia was preparing
a significant military onslaught, potentially early in the upcoming year.
"The Russians are assembling about 200,000 more
soldiers. There is no doubt they will attempt Kyiv again "Gen. Valery
Zaluzhny, the leader of the armed forces, said the Economist.