Almost Half of Ukraine's Energy System Is Disabled Due to Russian Missile Strikes – Shmyhal

As a result of Russia's missile strikes on critical infrastructure, almost half of Ukraine's energy system has been disabled, as Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a joint briefing with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis in Kyev.

"Unfortunately, Russia continues missile strikes against Ukraine's critical infrastructure, fighting against civilians and depriving them of power, water, heat and utilities during the winter. On November 15th alone, Russia fired around 100 missiles targeting Ukrainian cities. Almost half of our energy system is now disabled," Shmyhal said.

The Prime Minister added that under such conditions Ukraine would need extra aid from European partners in the energy sector, as well as in the area of additional equipment supplies and extra funding to buy additional amounts of gas to support the energy industry.

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