Ukraine urges refugees to stay abroad as winter power cuts loom

KYIV, 26 October 2022, (TON): A Ukrainian minister has said “Refugees who fled in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should stay abroad this winter due to blackouts created by Moscow’s bombardment of critical energy infrastructure.”

In an interview broadcast on Ukrainian national television, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk told Ukrainians currently sheltering abroad that they should wait until spring before returning to Ukraine.

She said “I wanted to ask (them) not to return. We need to survive the winter.”

Since Oct. 10, Russia has launched waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Kyiv says they have damaged up to 40 percent of the power system.

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