US President Joe Biden – Europa Press/Contact/Hu Yousong
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MADRID 28 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, called the massive attack carried out by the Russian Armed Forces during the early hours of the morning against the energy infrastructure of different regions of Ukraine this Thursday “outrageous” and “horrible.”
“This attack is outrageous and serves as another reminder of the urgency and importance of supporting the Ukrainian people in their defense against Russian aggression,” said a statement sent by the White House, which ensures that Washington is on Ukraine’s side in the face of an attack carried out with around 200 missiles and drones.
Biden recalled that his administration has worked “to help Ukraine increase the resilience of its energy network” in the face of winter and that the Department of Defense “has delivered hundreds of additional missiles” for the defense of kyiv, as well as other weapons. critical as “artillery, rockets and armored vehicles.”
“Russia continues to underestimate the bravery, resistance and determination of the Ukrainian people. The United States remains alongside more than 50 countries that support the fight for Ukrainian freedom,” the US president concluded.
The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has denounced that some of the missiles carried cluster munitions, a type of device that “significantly complicates” the work of emergency services and operators seeking to “mitigate the damage” caused by the missiles. bombings.
For his part, the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has speculated this Thursday about a possible attack against Ukrainian operational centers in the capital, kyiv, even with the new ballistic missile developed by Russia, the Oreshnik, within the framework of a war that has already lasted for more than a thousand days.
The NGO Amnesty International has condemned the wave of attacks perpetrated by Russia and directed mainly against energy infrastructure, warning that this type of bombing represents a war crime and only contributes to worsening living conditions that are already “unbearable.”