Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow launches massive attack on Kyiv’s energy system amid fallout over Putin general shooting
Russia launched a large scale attack on Ukraine’s energy system on Saturday targeting electricity production and distribution, according to the country’s energy minister.
The government were forced to impose emergency power cuts across the country in response to the onslaught.
“Russian criminals carried out another massive attack on Ukraine’s energy facilities. The attack continues,” Ukrainian energy minister Denys Shmyhal wrote on Telegram. “Energy workers are ready to start repair works as soon as the security situation allows.”
It comes after Russia blamed Kyiv for the shooting of a senior military general outside a residential building in Moscow, state media reported.
The Kremlin claimed that Kyiv was responsible for the shooting of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, without providing evidence. Ukraine has not commented the attack.
The suspect is said to have fled the scene after shooting Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev several times in the Russian capital. He is currently in hospital.
Meanwhile, the US is aiming to get a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia over the line in March despite a lack of progress on territorial concessions, according to reports.
US and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed the ambitious goal, although they acknowledged that timeline is likely to slip given a lack of agreement on the key issue of territory, sources told Reuters on Friday night.
