EU Ambassador after night in bathroom due to massive Russian attack: Winter temperatures used as weapon
The European Union Ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernová, reported that she spent the night in the bathroom due to intensive Russian strikes on Kyiv, which targeted civilian infrastructure, heating and electricity sources.
“Today I slept in the bathroom. Again. It was a very loud night,” Mathernova wrote on Facebook, publishing a detailed description of the events of the night of February 3.
Overnight, Russia attacked Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and five other regions. The strikes deliberately targeted sources of heat and electricity, as well as civilians. The attack was another massive combined one, including 450 drones and 70 ballistic and cruise missiles.
According to Mayor Klitschko, 1170 additional multi-storey residential buildings were left without heating and electricity — in the middle of winter, in freezing temperatures. It was -23 degrees Celsius in Kyiv this morning.
In Kharkiv, mostly energy infrastructure was under attack. According to Mayor Terekhov, 820 multi-storey building will be disconnected from heating supply to prevent the freezing of pipes.
In Odesa region, the attack targeted energy and civilian infrastructure. Nearly 50,000 resident were cut off from the power supply, according to Head of Odesa Regional Military Administration Kiper.
There have been dozens of injuries across the country. Exact data is still being compiled. Rescue services are busy helping people and clearing debris after the attacks.
“This is not a side effect of war. It is Russian strategy. Winter temperatures used as a weapon. Heat and electricity as targets,” the EU Ambassador stressed.
Mathernova emphasized that every night, she thinks of the millions of people across the country shivering in their homes as winter is not over and neither are Russian attacks. At the same time, she expressed admiration for Ukraine’s resilience: “At the same time, she expressed admiration for Ukraine’s resilience.”
The EU has already donated hundreds of generators to help combat the consequences of Russian shelling.
