Missile attack on December 13: Boyko reveals secret plans of Russians
16 December 2024 18:59
With its December 13 attack on the energy sector, Russia tried to separate the energy systems of Ukraine and Europe. This statement was made by Yuriy Boyko, a member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrenergo, at a briefing on December 16, [ komersant] reports.
According to him, on December 13, the Russian occupiers targeted the network infrastructure involved in export-import operations between the systems of Ukraine and neighboring European countries.
“The attack was on the network infrastructure directly involved in export-import operations between Ukraine and its European neighbors. This was done in order to minimize the possibility of attracting imports, and ideally to disconnect the Ukrainian system from the European one,” Boyko said.
The member of Ukrenergo’s Supervisory Board also reassured Ukrainians and promised them that the blackout schedules would “improve” in the near future.
The shelling of Ukraine on December 13: how it happened
On the morning of December 13, Ukraine was threatened by a large-scale missile attack. The country declared an air alert due to active missile launches by Russian troops.
At around 07:00, the military warned of possible strikes. At 07:24, it became known that a Russian MiG-31K fighter jet, a carrier of the Kinzhal missiles, had taken off from the Savasleyka airfield. In addition, the launch of cruise missiles that entered the territory of Ukraine from the north and Kherson region was recorded.
Monitoring channels report that as of 07:30, up to 12 Kalibr cruise missiles and up to five X-101 missiles were spotted in Ukrainian airspace.
According to preliminary information, the missiles are headed for Kyiv, Poltava, Kirovohrad regions, as well as the western regions.
Explosions have already been heard in several regions, including Odesa and Cherkasy. Air defense forces are working in Kyiv region, shooting down enemy missiles.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said that the missiles were moving through Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
In the Chernivtsi region, the head of the Regional Military Administration Ruslan Zaparniuk urged residents to immediately take shelter. He emphasized the ban on photo and video recording of rocket attacks.
