Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine this week, cutting heat to tens of thousands of people as Ukrainians grapple with plummeting winter temperatures.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia’s attack was focused on energy facilities across at least six regions and involved 70 missiles and 450 attack drones — which, according to a CNN tally, is the largest attack of the year so far.
The attack came as Ukrainians contend with some of the coldest temperatures this winter. On early Tuesday morning local time, the temperature in Kyiv was -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit). Residents could be seen taking shelter at the Kyiv metro bundled up in thick coats and hats and huddled under sleeping bags and blankets.
“This is not a side effect of war. It is Russian strategy. Winter temperatures (being) used as a weapon. Heat and electricity as targets,” EU Ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, wrote in a statement, alongside a photo of herself sheltering overnight in her bathroom. “Every night, I think of the millions of people across the country shivering in their homes.”
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
