The Kremlin said Thursday, Nov. 17, that the reason civilians were suffering from blackouts in Ukraine was Kyivās refusal to negotiate with Moscow and not missileĀ strikes launched byĀ RussianĀ forces.
āThe unwillingness of the Ukrainian side to settle the problem, to start negotiations, its refusal to seek common ground, this is their consequence,ā Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, referring to hardship stemming from blackouts in Ukraine caused byĀ RussianĀ missileĀ attacks.
Ukrainian authorities have warned of ādifficultā days ahead as winter sets in.
With the energy infrastructure still reeling fromĀ RussianĀ strikes, Kyiv saw its first snow of the season fall on Thursday.
āThe special military operation is continuing, it does not depend on weather conditions,ā Peskov said.
He said theĀ RussianĀ armed forces targeted āinfrastructure directly or indirectly related to the Ukrainian armed forcesā.
The largest wave ofĀ RussianĀ missilesĀ on cities across Ukraine earlier this weekĀ briefly cut power to seven million homes.
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