Monitoring Desk
KYIV: At least 11 people were killed when Russian strikes targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, a day after the US and Germany pledged heavy battle tanks for Kyiv.
Ukraine’s emergency services confirmed that 11 people were killed and 11 others wounded in the latest missile strikes.
Energy Infrastructure in Ukraine
The latest wave of Russian airstrikes came as Moscow said it perceived the battle tanks “as direct involvement in the war”.
Earlier, officials said that a 55-year-old man was killed in the capital city of Kyiv by the remains of a missile that was shot down by Ukrainian air defense systems.
The Ukrainian army officials said its troops destroyed 47 out of the 55 missiles conducted by Moscow.
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German Minister for energy affairs Galushchenko accused Moscow of attempting to create a systemic failure in the energy system of Ukraine.
The attacks also delayed the trip of French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who has arrived in Odessa to exchange aid with Ukraine’s top diplomat Dmytro Kuleba.
The US said it would provide 31 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also gave the green light to provide 14 Leopard 2 battle tanks.
