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Russia-Ukraine war live: half a million people without heating in Kharkiv region after Russian attack

www.theguardian.com Russia-Ukraine war live: half a million people without heating in Kharkiv region after Russian attack

Ukrainian president says ‘what could be more inhuman’ after missiles and drones hit Ukraine’s energy system on Christmas Day

Following the attack on Ukraine’s energy system, Reuters reports that half a million people in Kharkiv region were left without heating on Christmas Day, in temperatures just a few degrees Celsius above zero. Meanwhile there were blackouts in the capital Kyiv and elsewhere.

Russia has intensified attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector since spring of this year, damaging almost half of its generating capacity and causing prolonged blackouts.

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