Kremlin: Putin to deliver extensive speech at 'very important' meeting Thursday

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Due to Russian massive missile attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities, rolling blackouts were introduced in the cities to stabilize the power system.

archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_0A06F6B5-5807-4F43-A553-0A8147EEC350@published” data-editable=”text” data-component-name=”paragraph”> A wave of Russian attacks on critical energy infrastructure has left some Ukrainian communities without access to heat, water and electricity.

archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_6AF2FA87-808F-4EFB-8A40-CD356640530B@published” data-editable=”text” data-component-name=”paragraph”> Now the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are worried about its impact as cold weather begins to set in.

archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_293BC522-87B5-404B-81D3-5C08008A45A1@published” data-editable=”text” data-component-name=”paragraph”> “We are extremely worried about the humanitarian impact of continued attacks on energy infrastructure as they deprive communities of heat and water just as the temperatures are dropping,” UN OCHA spokesperson Anna Jefferys told CNN in an email.

archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_1EEC08E5-92C9-4104-8DBF-A4D4FC64E76F@published” data-editable=”text” data-component-name=”paragraph”> Russian missile and drone attacks have targeted Ukraine’s…