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Ukraine needs as much as $1 billion to restore critical infrastructure quickly in order to get through the winter, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Dec. 12.
"The estimated cost of supporting the power industry is estimated at $500 million, and the same amount is needed for the heating sector," he explained.
Shmyhal also said that, by attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Russia is trying to "flood" the European Union with a new wave of refugees.
He noted that Russian missile and artillery strikes on energy infrastructure facilities led to electricity and water supply outages that affected millions of Ukrainians amid freezing weather.
Shmyhal called on Western allies to provide Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems, among other air defenses, to counter Russian attacks.
On the previous day, Shmyhal warned of "significant" energy cuts this winter after Russia's missile blitz damaged "all thermal and hydroelectric power plants" across the country.
Since Oct. 10, Moscow has unleashed six large-scale strikes targeting Ukraine's energy sector, killing dozens of civilians and causing emergency blackouts.
Russia has fired over a thousand missiles and loitering munitions at energy infrastructure nationwide over the last two months, Volodymyr Kudrytsky, CEO of Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo, said on Dec. 9.
The most recent nationwide attack on Ukraine occurred on Dec. 5, killing four and hitting energy sites in at least three regions.
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An air raid alert was activated in Kyiv at around 3 p.m. local time, followed by explosions in the city center about half an hour later.
An air raid alert was activated in Kyiv at around 3 p.m. local time, followed by explosions in the city center about half an hour later. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attack damaged a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, without providing further details.
In this video, the Kyiv Independent’s Zhenia Doluba speaks with Kyiv residents about how they are coping with Russia’s relentless attacks and the growing exhaustion caused by the significantly increased number of air raid alerts.
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Zelensky pledged that, for the safety of the U.S. negotiators, Ukraine would refrain from conducting aerial strikes against Russia during their visit and urged Moscow to do the same.
Ferrexpo's board welcomed the investment, with Lucio Genovese, the board’s non-executive chair, writing in a statement that the company will be able to resume exports to international customers, resume spending it had previously postponed and increase production when conditions in Ukraine improve.
According to the Head of Policy of Bring Kids Back UA, Oleksandra Dvoretska, the number of children Ukraine is managing to bring back from Russian-occupied territories has recently increased compared with previous periods.
Both facilities targeted in Ukrainian attacks are located more than 800 kilometers (nearly 500 miles) from the Ukrainian border, the General Staff said.
Bulgarian Prime Minister said "of course we stand firmly by Germany, by our biggest, closest ally," but he went on to attack Western support for Ukraine. He has a track record of sympathizing with Russia.
The suspension comes after Air Tanzania flight TC 422, traveling from Zanzibar to Moscow, was forced to divert to St. Petersburg on Sept. 3 instead of landing at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport due to the closure of airspace around the capital.
"We need, first of all, to reach out to countries outside of the EU because the idea was that one third of Ukraine's needs will be covered by other partners," said Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Vsevolod Chentsov.
Russia launched 121 Shahed-type attack drones against targets across Ukraine, half of them jet-powered models, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 103 Russian drones and other munitions of various types
