The cost of emergency repairs to the energy grid will reach more than $1 billion, the statement said, citing an estimate by the World Bank and United Nations Development Programme.“During the coldest six months of the year, the enemy has been trying to take away power and heat from us by destroying our energy infrastructure,” Ukrenergo said.
"Today I would like to express gratitude to Vladlen Tatarsky on behalf of myself and the Wagner PMC fighters. Vladlen Tatarsky did a lot so that we could go to victory and destroy the enemy," Prigozhin said in a Telegram post.
Warusi wa buza habari za tantarsky wanajifanya hawajui kabisa [emoji1787]Russia has hit Ukraine’s power grid with over 1,200 missiles and drones, energy company says
From CNN's Maria Kostenko and Zahid Mahmood
Russian forces have used over 1,200 missiles and drones to attack Ukraine’s energy system, according to a statement from the Ukrainian energy company Ukrenergo.
Ukrenergo did not indicate a specific time period in its statement.
Since October, Moscow’s forces have launched hundreds of missiles and drones at energy infrastructure far from the front line, temporarily cutting off electricity, heat and water to millions.
Of the 1,200 missiles, 250 hit Ukrenergo sites, causing damage to 43% of Ukraine’s main power grid, according to the utility. All thermal and hydroelectric power plants sustained varying degrees of damage, the company said.
The cost of emergency repairs to the energy grid will reach more than $1 billion, the statement said, citing an estimate by the World Bank and United Nations Development Programme.
Ukrenergo said it has received almost 500 units of replacement equipment, and more is set to be manufactured and sent to Ukraine.
Supporters, including Wagner head Prigozhin, attend funeral of Russian pro-war blogger killed in blast
From CNN’s Uliana Pavlova
Supporters of Russian war military blogger Maxim Fomin, known under the pseudonym Vladlen Tatarsky, attended his funeral in Moscow on Saturday.
Tatarsky was killed on April 2 in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg where he was appearing as a guest of a pro-war group. Russian investigators formally charged anti-war activist Daria Trepova with terrorism offenses, claiming she was responsible for the killing.
Among those who showed up for the funeral was Wagner private military company head Yevgeny Prigozhin, who brought an engraved sledgehammer — a notorious symbol of Wagner that is used to execute deserters.
The engraved writing on the sledgehammer read: "To Vladlen Tatarsky from PMC Wagner fighters. Your work will live on."
Near the sledgehammer was an Order of Courage award signed by President Vladimir Putin, according to live footage from the funeral.
Leonid Slutsky, the head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, said during a formal part of the funeral at the Troekurovsky cemetery that "the point of no return has long been passed."
"We will win, including for the sake of Maxim. His whole life was like a bright flash," he continued.
"Not all of us will live to see the end of this bloody war," Slutsky added.
Some background: A video from the scene appears to shows Tatarsky and Trepova interacting with each other moments before the explosion.
According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, a witness said Terpova gave the statuette to the host, before moving to a different part of the room. The video itself does not show her handing the statue to him.
On Monday, Russia's National Antiterrorism Committee accused Ukrainian intelligence and associates of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny of organizing the killing of Tatarsky.
Also, Russia’s independent news outlet Fontanka has reported that the cafe belongs to Prigozhin, citing a mention of the company Concord’s ownership on the cafe’s receipt. Prigozhin is the founder and sole owner of Concord, according to public records.
When asked to confirm whether he was the owner of the cafe, Prigozhin did not deny it.
In comments published Monday by Concord on its VK social media page, Prigozhin said: “Indeed, I gave the cafe to the patriotic movement Cyber Front Z, and they held various seminars there."
Ameishi na kuendesha mafunzo ya wapigania uhuru pale Bagamoyo.Putin hajawahi kuishi tz
Nikafikiri majeshi ya zelensiky yameshafurushwa yako nje ya bakhumut, kumbe bado?[emoji1787]Majeshi ya Russia yaingia katikati ya Bakhmut.
Majeshi hayo yamechukua sehemu yote ya ukanda wa magharibi mwa mto Bakhmutka na hivyo kuweka uwezekeno wa Ukraine kushindwa kuendelea kupokea mizigo ya silaha kuingia Bakhmut.
Ingawa vita zaidi imekuwa upande wa mashariki lakini Ukraine wamekiri kwamba majeshi ya Russia yameyazidi nguvu majeshi ya Ukraine ambayo bado yameendelea kukalia sehemu ambazo yamejificha katika mahandaki na chini ya ardhi.
Barabara kubwa ya 0506 ambayio Ukraine wamekuwa wakiitumia kupitisha silaha na vifaa vyote vya kivita sasa hivi ipo mikononi mwa majeshi ya Russia.
Russia yataka kuichukua Bakhmut yote ili kukamilisha malengo yake ya kuliweka eneo lote la mashariki la Donbas chini ya himaya yake.
Majeshi ya Russia yakekuwa yakipewa msaada zaidi ya majeshi ya mianvuli (airborne) ambayo yamekuwa yakipelekwa uwanja wa vita kwa ndege za kijeshi za Russia kwa ajili ya kazi hiyo. Majeshi haya huwa hayahitaji njia ya miguu kuingia uwanja wa vita bali kupelekwa kwenye uwanja wa vita kwa ndege au helikopta ili mradi anga lipo wazi.
Vyombo vya habari vya nchi za magharibi vimekuwa na wakati mgumu wa kuchambua ni habari ipi khasa yafaa kuiweka hadharani kufuatia habari za kutolewa kwa taarifa za siri ya mipango ya Ukraine na mashambulizi yake katika miezi ijayo.
Zelenskyy amesema huenda akatoa amri ya kuyaondoa majeshi ya Ukraine hapo kwani idadi ya wanokufa yazidi kuwa kubwa.Nikafikiri majeshi ya zelensiky yameshafurushwa yako nje ya bakhumut, kumbe bado?[emoji1787]
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Waliobaki wanatoroka kwa miguu maana njia za kutokea zishafungwa.Bakhmut imekuwa na mwisho mbaya kwa vikosi vya Zelensk.[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]Nikafikiri majeshi ya zelensiky yameshafurushwa yako nje ya bakhumut, kumbe bado?[emoji1787]
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Karibu na tutakuona kadri muda unavyokwenda.Mkuu mimi niko humu tokea muda mrefu sana hata kabla ya hii vita(2014) ingawa kujiunga nilichelewa.sina upande kuongea uhalisia ambao kwa namna moja maybe huupendi ndio unaona kama nina upande.labda unataka nichangie kwa namna itakayofurahisha upande wako.kwa mfano sipendi sera za ushoga,usawa(wa kijinsi)nk pia sipendi sera za mabavu,vita na ukoroni(hapa nahisi ndipo unaposema nina upande)
Duh...wasiwasi wangu wa dhati ni 'kuwapoteza' wachangiaji wenzetu humu kama comments za aina hii zitaendelea ...You never know kwa kweli.[emoji298][emoji298][emoji56][emoji56][emoji56]View attachment 2581128
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Ilisikika sauti ikisema abram na leopard zinaenda kubadilisha Vita sijui hiyo Vita Ni Hapo kwa mparange?[emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635][emoji635]
Wagner forces have reached the MiG-17 monument and cut off thr T0504 road supply line. ,
The Ukrainian Aidar Battalion admitted the loss
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Ukraine is going to disappear because its Western backers, the rest of the world, and even its own citizens have no need for the troubled country to keep existing, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has implied.[emoji298][emoji298][emoji56][emoji56][emoji56]
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Kwahiyo anawatangazia warusi kwamba doc ni fake wala wasitilie maanani! Atakae amini hilo ni zuzu tu!! Yaan unavujisha nyaraka kwa siri halaf u atokq hadharani unasema ile ilikuwa ni kuhadaa tu watu[emoji15][emoji15]Ukrainian presidential adviser claims US and NATO file 'leaks' were done to 'divert attention & cast doubts'
A senior adviser to Ukraine’s president has claimed the aim of the "secret data leaks" was to cause "doubts and mutual suspicions" over Ukraine's counter offensive.
Mykhailo Podolyak said: "The aim of secret data "leaks" is obvious: divert attention, cast doubts & mutual suspicions, sow discord.
"It's an ordinary game of ru-secret services. To take open briefings, add fake info or certain parts of interceptions & publish them on social networks legalizing the "leak"."