Russia showing ‘ostentatious disrespect’ towards US with latest attacks on Ukraine, Zelenskyy says – Europe live
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of showing 'ostentatious disrespect' toward the US following deliberate strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, reports suggest Starlink connectivity issues are hindering Ukrainian military operations.
Why it matters
The escalation of attacks despite ceasefire claims and potential technological interference highlights the volatile nature of the ongoing conflict and its international diplomatic implications.
“Russia has never before shown such ostentatious disrespect toward the United States,” Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, after a night of relentless attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure, despite Donald Trump’s claims of an energy ceasefire.
Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike at an apartment building in Kyiv./Getty Images “A targeted Russian ballistic missile strike specifically against energy infrastructure – the very infrastructure covered by the ceasefire announced by the American President. The strike was entirely deliberate and demonstrative in its scale, ” he said.
At least 600,000 people were left without power this morning, with temperatures falling below 10 degrees Celsius in Kyiv.
Meanwhile, a senior aide to Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine has been left struggling after Starlink satellite connection speeds were apparently restricted, complicating military operations on the ground.
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