Ukrainians face blackouts after Russian missile attacks
Ukraine warned there would be emergency blackouts once again in several regions as it repaired damage from Russian missile attacks it said destroyed homes and knocked out power.
A new Russian missile barrage had been anticipated in Ukraine for days and it took place just as emergency blackouts were due to end, with previous damage repaired.
The strikes, which plunged parts of Ukraine back into freezing darkness with temperatures below zero Celsius (32 Fahrenheit), were the latest in weeks of attacks hitting critical infrastructure and cutting off heat and water to many.
At least 4 people were killed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that most of some 70 missiles were shot down.
'In many regions, there will have to be emergency blackouts,' he said in a late Monday video address. 'We will be doing everything to restore stability.'
The United States said it would convene a virtual meeting on Thursday with oil and gas executives to discuss how it can support Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Russia has been hitting Ukraine's energy infrastructure roughly weekly since early October as it has been forced to retreat on some battlefronts.
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