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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Olena Harmash and Pavel Polityuk

Russia wants Ukraine to spend festive period in darkness, Kyiv says

FILE PHOTO: A view shows Kyiv without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile attacks, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday Ukraine should prepare for new Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure because Moscow wanted Ukrainians to spend Christmas and New Year in darkness.

He made his remarks after a series of Russian missile and drone strikes which Ukrainian officials say have left electricity supplies in the Kyiv region at a critically low level, with less than half the capital's power needs being met.

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