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After the recent Russian attacks against energy infrastructures, and with the arrival of winter, more than four thousand “invincibility points” were created, revealed the Ukrainian president. These places serve, in the event of prolonged power outages due to possible Russian bombing, to provide the civilian population with basic services such as electricity, water, heating, internet and first aid kits.
Ukrainian power utility CEO says grid destruction ‘colossal’
“If massive Russian attacks are launched and if power cannot be restored in a few hours, the work of invincibility points will be activated,” the Ukrainian leader explained in the usual speech. The services will be available to residents free of charge 24 hours a day and a platform with a map of the locations has already been created. They will work in all regions and district administrations, as well as in schools and state emergency services.
We must all prepare for any scenario, considering that the terrorists are fighting against our population”, he reinforced.
The level of destruction of Ukraine’s electricity grid has been described as “colossal”, with a large proportion of the country’s thermal and hydroelectric power plants coming under attack.
The situation on the war front has remained unchanged in recent days. According to Zelensky, in the Donetsk region “heavy fighting” continues, with constant shelling, and in Lugansk Ukrainian troops are reinforcing their positions “little by little”.
On the “financial front”, the Ukrainian leader thanked the “important” support for kyiv announced on Tuesday. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, revealed that they will send another 2.5 billion euros to Ukraine. The United States, for its part, disclosed a new package of 4.5 billion dollars.
The US and the EU announce new financial aid, which together exceeds 6.8 billion euros
Source: Observadora
