Airstrikes have destroyed almost a third of Ukraine’s power stations in a little over a week, Ukrainian officials say, as Russia attempts to put the country in the cold and dark with winter rapidly approaching — a tactic Western observers say is meant to demoralize ordinary people.
“Ukraine is under fire by the [Russian] occupiers. They continue to do what they do best — terrorize and kill civilians,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
He said Russian airstrikes had destroyed 30 per cent of Ukraine’s power stations since Oct. 10 and that Moscow would be held to account for its actions.
Missiles struck power generating facilities in
