Ukraine is facing severe destruction as Russia intensifies its attacks on the country's power plants and energy infrastructure. The bombardment has left major power plants in ruins, including the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant and Dobrotvirskaya TPP. Ukraine's air defense shortages have left cities like Kharkiv vulnerable to Russian bombings. The situation on the battlefield has deteriorated, with Kyiv pleading for more air defenses and a stalled $60 billion aid package from the US Congress.
🇷🇺🇺🇦 DE-ENERGIZATION: Missile strikes on the Dobrotvirskaya TPP. The last large thermal power plant in Western Ukraine (installed capacity 600 MW), was hit by at least 2 missiles two days ago. It is not yet clear how extensive the damage is, but the hits were accurate. https://t.co/kuwcld67zi
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine complained about the aggravation of the situation at the front and the superiority of the Russian army The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, announced a noticeable deterioration in the… https://t.co/LkBDiyICIo
America has been Ukraine’s largest provider of military aid, amounting to $44bn since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. But further help has been stuck for months. The cost of congressional dithering is real https://t.co/Q0UwqqNq7P 👇
NBC News: Ukraine is forced to retreat and “burrow into defense” without US help A $61 billion aid package has been stuck in Congress for months as Kyiv runs out of ammunition and men, while attacks on the Ukrainian power grid have exposed dwindling air defenses. https://t.co/iFh4gtdqIO
Ukraine's commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Saturday the situation on the eastern front had worsened significantly, and Russia claimed the capture of a village near the occupied industrial town of Avdiivka. Full story: https://t.co/TJhVKiJNRr https://t.co/o2oVlht7Nd
Ukraine's commander-in-chief says Kyiv's military is struggling as Russia intensifies its efforts to move forward in the east of the country. https://t.co/nekcasVMRi
Ukraine’s top commander warned his outmanned & outgunned army is struggling to halt a multipronged & intensifying Russian offensive, as Kyiv pleads with western partners for more air defences & a critical military aid package remains stalled in Congress. https://t.co/eRVGHh5oxw
⚠️ Situation in Ukraine's east escalates significantly – Commander-in-Chief https://t.co/rvBJtDhA9I
#Ukraine Says Situation in East Worse as Russia Steps Up Attacks Kremlin troops push toward key city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Kyiv’s forces beset by shortages of manpower, ammunition https://t.co/pCxQfgkj6S
"Ukraine’s worsening battlefield situation has coincided with Republicans in Congress blocking, for more than six months, $60 billion in security aid for Ukraine proposed by President Biden. During that time, Russia has regained the offensive initiative." https://t.co/f0T9jlSEy4
🇺🇦 commander Pavel Kurylenko says Ukrainians will fall back all the way to the Dnieper (half of Ukraine) without Western aid and the only thing stopping a collapse right now are crowdfunded drones Public dooming by Ukrainian commanders is usually on point https://t.co/TehQHkV4qX
Dreadful public forecast by Ukrainian commander Pavel Kurylenko He says Russia is preparing a massive Summer offensive and Ukrainians will fall back all the way to the Dnieper (half of Ukraine) without Western aid Says the only thing stopping a collapse are crowdfunded drones https://t.co/GVFY4JHtMx
Russian troops advance in Ukraine as Kyiv runs low on air defenses. Ukraine’s situation on the battlefield has deteriorated while Republicans in Congress, for more than six months, have blocked a $60 billion aid package proposed by President Biden. https://t.co/YbMUYUgeUc
Ukraine’s situation on the battlefield has deteriorated while Republicans in Congress, for more than six months, have blocked a $60 billion aid package proposed by President Biden. https://t.co/mNX7od4dZF
As Russia intensified its air campaign against Ukraine in March, hammering its energy infrastructure and urban areas, no major city has been harder hit than Kharkiv https://t.co/KwQpnEiP8Z https://t.co/wVIKucWrma
Russian troops advance in Ukraine as Kyiv runs low on air defenses https://t.co/XNcW4Rksxx
Russia’s most recent bombardment of Ukraine targeted Ukraine’s vast underground gas storage facilities, which play an important role in European energy security. Putin is setting the stage for a European energy crisis during the coming winter heating season - will Europe respond? https://t.co/KdOR8KFCFr
Ukraine's air defence shortages leave Kharkiv more exposed to Russian bombs https://t.co/K0lDPTgh8z https://t.co/bOcJ78xc7o
Missile attacks have left major Ukrainian power plants in ruins after Russia targeted key energy infrastructure sites on the same day. Al Jazeera’s @stratfordch has been inside one of the plants in Kharkiv ⤵️ https://t.co/Q10HqCOx3n
Russia’s missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy system, the bombardment of its second-largest city and advances along the front are stoking worries that Kyiv’s military effort is nearing breaking point. https://t.co/v1cS1EgHXV via @nat_droz @PeterMartin_PCM @kchoursina
Currently, Ukraine's power plants and energy infrastructure are under heavy bombardment by Russian forces, resulting in severe destruction. Today alone, Russia has decimated the entire power capacity of the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant (TPP), a critical facility serving Kyiv,… https://t.co/5RRXtBX6FZ
With a crucial $60 billion U.S. aid package stalled in Washington and Russia's relentless campaign, Ukraine is finding itself backed into a corner. https://t.co/CZJhMHbXFP