Ukrainian president says \u2018Russia must learn that cold will not help win the war\u2019 as energy infrastructure targeted<\/b>
\nMorning opening: ‚Russia must learn that cold will not help it win war‘, Zelenskyy says after Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia hit Ukraine overnight with \u201calmost 300 attack drones\u201d and 25 missiles as it continues to target energy infrastructure across the country, already suffering from extensive electricity and heat outages amid a harsh winter.
Zelenskyy said the overnight attacks caused \u201cextensive destruction of residential and civilian infrastructure\u201d across the country, including in the capital Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Donetsk.
Zelenskyy said that \u201cseveral hundred thousand households\u201d in the Kyiv region remain without power, and the situation \u201cis not easy,\u201d with temperatures as low as -12 Celsius this morning.
\u201cAs always, wherever Russia tries to destroy, Ukrainians support one another, and internal resilience is what is most needed right now,\u201d he said.
Zelenskyy also added that \u201cwith no military purpose whatsoever, Russia lobbed missiles at a postal terminal in Korotych, Kharkiv region, killing 4 people.\u201d
He said:
\u201cEvery such strike against life is a reminder that support for Ukraine cannot be stopped. Missiles for air defense systems are needed every day, and especially during winter.
The world can respond to this Russian terror with new assistance packages for Ukraine. We expect the acceleration of deliveries already agreed with America and Europe.
Russia must come to learn that cold will not help it win the war. Thank you to everyone who is helping.<\/p>\n