The UN Secretary General condemned Russia for attacking Ukraine’s energy system

The large-scale attacks occurred overnight and are believed to have caused severe damage, power outages and civilian casualties.

“Attacks on energy infrastructure will only add to the suffering of civilians as winter weather approaches,” UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to journalists. ”.

“Directing attacks against civilians and civilian objects is prohibited by international humanitarian law. Any such attacks are unacceptable and must stop immediately,” he added.

The grim milestone is approaching

Tuesday will mark 1,000 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, reported that during this period, 12,000 people were killed and civilian infrastructure was devastated, with more than 2,000 attacks on facilities. healthcare and two million homes were damaged, while 65% of energy generation capacity was destroyed. has been destroyed.

Speaking in Geneva on Friday, he said nearly 40% of the population needed humanitarian assistance and one of the top concerns was that people living in high-rise buildings faced a third coldest winter. consecutively because of “systematic attacks” on energy infrastructure.

United Nations Security Council in New York is scheduled to hold a ministerial briefing on Ukraine on Monday, ahead of the 1,000-day mark.