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UN warns Ukraine power strikes could force more people from their homes this winter
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A senior United Nations official urged an immediate halt to attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, warning the Security Council on November 9 that continued strikes could drive more people from their homes this winter. UN official Kayoko Gotoh said weekend strikes on energy sites in the Dnipropetrovsk region had reportedly cut power to about 600,000 people. The Associated Press reported a similar figure from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [evidence-1] [evidence-2]
Gotoh said earlier outages had also disrupted water supplies and public transport, particularly in the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. In a November 7 address, Zelenskyy said strikes had damaged energy infrastructure in places including Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih. Russia’s defence ministry claimed its forces hit a substation that supplied Ukrainian military industry, according to AP. [evidence-1] [evidence-2] [evidence-3]
Gotoh also raised concern about reports of strikes hitting substations serving several Ukrainian nuclear plants. She said attacks on the electricity system threaten the safe operation of nuclear sites. [evidence-1]
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