“The target is our energy infrastructure. They continue to fight for a ceasefire in Ukraine,” Zelenskyy added.
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushenko said on Facebook that transmission system operators had taken “the necessary measures to limit consumption to minimize negative consequences for the energy system.”
“This Christmas attack is Putin’s response to those who spoke of a fantastic ‘Christmas truce’,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sybiha said as he scrutinized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was rejected at the EU summit that Zelensky attended on December 19.
According to media reports, 500,000 people were without heating in the devastated Kharkiv region and there were power outages in Kiev.
In 2023, Ukraine changed the date of Christmas from January 7, the date observed by the Russian Orthodox Church, to December 25, in an effort to escape Russian religious and cultural influence.
“Russian devils will not break Ukraine and they will not ruin Christmas,” Zelenskyy concluded.
