Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin|File photo
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russia for introducing a huge projectile and drone assault on the event of Christmas, targeting Ukraine’s power facilities and defined the attack as “inhumane.”
He even more stressed that such strikes call for purposeful preparation and timing and are never ever “spontaneous decisions.”
Sharing a message on X, Zelenskyy composed, “Every massive Russian strike requires time for preparation. It is never a spontaneous decision. It is a deliberate choice – not only of targets but also of timing and date.”
“Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane? Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred attack drones. The targets are our energy infrastructure. They continue to fight for a blackout in Ukraine,” the blog post included.
Zelenskyy commended the initiatives of Ukrainian protectors that obstructed over 50 rockets and many drones, pledging that Russia’s aggressiveness would certainly not damage Ukraine or ruin Christmas.
He composed, “According to preliminary reports, our defenders managed to shoot down more than 50 missiles and a significant number of drones. Unfortunately, there have been hits. As of now, there are power outages in several regions. Power engineers are working to restore power supply as soon as possible.”
“I thank everyone who is working for the country, who is on combat duty, who is protecting our skies. We will restore the maximum. Russian evil will not break Ukraine and will not spoil Christmas,” the blog post included.
Earlier on December 22, the Ukrainian Air Force reported a strike by Russian pressures, entailing 103 Shahed drones and various other unmanned airborne cars (UAVs), released from several areas consisting of Bryansk, Millerovo, and Berdyansk.Ukraine’s Defence Forces driven away a lot of the assault, downing 52 UAVs and drones throughout numerous areas.
In a message on the social networks system Telegram, the Ukrainian Air Force composed, “The enemy attacked with 103 Shahed UAVs and drones of other types from the directions of Bryansk, Millerovo, Orel, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Berdyansk. The launch of an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Crimea towards the Kherson region was also recorded.”
“The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defence Forces of Ukraine. It has been confirmed that 52 Shahed UAVs and drones of other types have been shot down in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhia regions,” the blog post included.
