Vladimir Putin says attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid seek to “demilitarize” the country

The Russian President, Vladimir Putindeclared on Thursday that the deadly bombings against the Ukrainian energy grid, which caused major electricity cuts, aim to “demilitarize” the Ukraine.

“We consider that in this way we have influenced the military-industrial complex of Ukraine,” said the leader during a meeting in the Kremlin with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko.

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Putin stated that these bombings respond to recent Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure in Russia, especially refineries.

The president also assured that the Russian army did not hit Ukrainian electrical installations this winter “for humanitarian reasons”. “We didn’t want to deprive social infrastructure, hospitals, etc. of electricity,” he declared. put on.

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During the winter of 2022-2023, Russian bombings left thousands of people cold and in the dark for long periods.

This winter, Ukrainian power grid least hit until Marchwhen a new wave of bombings began.

On Thursday, around forty Russian missiles and as many drones hit the Ukrainian power grid, taking the president Volodimir Zelensky ask its Western allies to provide it with air defense systems as quickly as possible.

Source: Elcomercio

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