blasted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cEvery day Russia takes people\u2019s lives. And only strength can make them stop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Footage of the aftermath showed charred passenger locomotives that were still in flames, with plumes of black smoke rising into the air.<\/p>\n
Three children were among the dozens injured.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin recently stepped up strikes on Ukraine\u2019s railway network \u2014 which the war-torn country uses for military transport \u2014 hitting its infrastructure almost daily over the past two months.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the tyrant has also ramped up attacks on its power grid, in what Kyiv has called an attempt to weaponize the approaching winter, in an attempt to leave its citizens in the dark and cold.<\/p>\n
Overnight Friday, Russia pounded Ukraine\u2019s power grid, for the second day in a row.<\/p>\n
Zelensky and local Gov. Oleh Hryhorov posted what they said were photos from the scene of a passenger carriage on fire. via REUTERS<\/p>\n
Drones ignited fires that sparked blackouts for 50,000 households close to the Russian border, according to utility supplier Chernihivoblenergo.<\/p>\n
In response, the G7 held an emergency meeting Saturday, Ukraine\u2019s Energy Ministry reported.<\/p>\n
Representatives from more than 100 nations and international organizations were present, including the US and the EU.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an obvious attempt to deprive Ukrainians of light and heat in the autumn-winter period. The Russians did not give up the intentions of plunging Ukraine into darkness on the eve of the new heating season,\u201d said Ukraine\u2019s Deputy Minister of Energy Roman Andarak.<\/p>\n
Moscow has been attacking Ukraine\u2019s railway network, which is essential for military transport, amid the ongoing conflict. via REUTERS<\/p>\n
The attack followed the largest on Ukrainian energy facilities since the start of the war, more than three and a half years ago.<\/p>\n
Russia fired 60 drones and 35 missiles on Thursday, targeting natural gas facilities run by the state-owned Naftogaz Group, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cRussia seeks to terrorize civilians and undermine our energy security on the eve of the heating season,\u201d\u00a0Svyrydenko posted on X<\/a>. \u201cIt will not succeed.\u201d<\/p>\nNaftogaz\u2019s chief executive, Serhii Koretskyi, claimed Russia\u2019s attacks had no military purpose.<\/p>\n
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