Ukrainians who fled their war-torn country should not return this winter because Ukraine's energy system — damaged by a wave of Russian attacks — cannot cope, Ukraine's deputy prime minister says.
By Haley OttUkrainians who fled their war-torn country should not return this winter because Ukraine's energy system — damaged by a wave of Russian attacks — cannot cope, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said Tuesday.
A number of recent Russian strikes have targeted energy infrastructure, resulting in widespread power outages, according to Ukrainian officials. This photo shows a darkened area during an energy conservation period on October 20, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined the scale of the damage to Ukrainian power systems.
Over the weekend, the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidency, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said over a million Ukrainian households were left without power after multipleacross the country. The deputy mayor of Lviv, Serhiy Kiral, also told CBS News partner network BBC News that Russia's strategy was to bring the war beyond frontline areas by damaging critical infrastructure ahead of the winter.