A rescuer of the State Emergency Service works to put out a fire in a private house after a drone strike in Kharkiv, on December 25, 2024 amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president on December 25 denounced an “inhumane” attack from Russia, which launched over 170 missiles and drones on his war-torn country’s power grid on Christmas Day, killing one and causing widespread blackouts. The country woke up at 5:30 am (0330 GMT) to an air raid alarm, shortly followed by air force reports that Russia had launched Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday labeled as “outrageous” a Russian Christmas Day attack on Ukraine‘s power grid, after Moscow launched over 170 missiles and drones, killing an energy worker.
“The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the Ukrainian people’s access to heat and electricity during winter and to jeopardize the safety of its grid,” said Biden in a statement.