President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russian President Vladimir Putin was criticized on Wednesday for launching attacks against power plants on Christmas Day.
Zelenskyy suggested that the attacks were “inhumane,” but said they would not spoil Christmas.
“Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane? More than 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred attack drones. The targets are the tools of our power. They continue to fight to extinguish Ukraine ” he said in the post.
Russia's Defense Ministry acknowledged a “major strike” on its part, saying it hit power plants that support Ukraine's “military and industrial complex,” Reuters reported.
“The objective of the strike has been achieved. All buildings have been hit,” said the Ministry.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media during the Council of Europe Summit in Brussels on Thursday. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)
The attacks against Ukraine's oil and energy resources included 78 air, ground and sea missiles, in addition to 106 Shahed and other types of drones, the Ukrainian air force said, in according to The Associated Press.
“Unfortunately, there have been sanctions. As of now, there is a lack of electricity in several areas. Energy engineers are working to restore the electricity supply as soon as possible,” Zelenskyy noted.
However, the Ukrainian leader declared that “Russian evil will not destroy Ukraine and will not destroy Christmas.”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual press conference in Moscow on Thursday. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
The US has provided billions of dollars worth of aid to help Ukraine fight back The invasion of Russia which broke out in 2022, but Americans and their congressional representatives are divided on whether the US should continue to provide aid to Ukraine.
President-elect Trumpwho will take office on January 20, has called for an end to fighting and negotiations.
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In a Public Truth post this month, Trump declared that “Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They've lost 400,000 soldiers ridiculously, and a lot more civilians. there should be an immediate stop and negotiations should begin.”
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.