Ukraine suffered a new deadly salvo from Russian missiles this Monday, December 5, causing new electricity and water cuts in a country already in an energy crisis, with Moscow making this infrastructure its priority target in the middle of winter.
The strikes come on the same day that a mechanism to cap the selling price of Russian oil, set by the West to fund Moscow’s manna to fund its military effort, came into effect.
The Kremlin vowed on Monday that the Russian oil price ceiling set by the West would have no impact on Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine.instabilityof the global energy market.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the partially destroyed Crimean bridge in October, his first visit to the annexed peninsula since the offensive against Ukraine began, the Kremlin announced on Monday.
According to Moscow, Russian air bases far from the border between the two countries were also targeted, with at least three Russian soldiers killed in daytime raids by Ukrainian drones. Kiev did not confirm.
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