Ukraine: Russia Launches New Missile Attacks

Ukraine said Russia had destroyed homes in the south and knocked out power in the north in a new round of missile attacks on Monday as the West tried to limit Moscow's ability to finance its invasion by imposing a price cap on Russian seaborne oil.

Russian forces have increasingly targeted Ukrainian energy facilities in recent weeks as they faced setbacks on the battlefield, causing major power outages as winter sets in.

A Russian oil blend was selling for around $79 a barrel in Asian markets on Monday - almost a third higher than the price cap, according to Refinitiv data and estimates from industry sources.

From Intel Slavi Z via Telegram:
(note: this is a Russian source, for those not familiar with it, they do report Ukraine claims, also.)

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡In Odessa, all pumping stations and backup lines are de-energized. There is no water supply everywhere in the city, according to the Infoksvodokanal enterprise.
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 4:57 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The entire Sumy region is de-energized.
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 4:59 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Explosions in the Lviv region.
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:08 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Khmelnitsky region, also arrivals
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:08 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡ Explosions in Kherson
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:09 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The head of the OVA of the Odessa region reports on the second wave of missiles
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:09 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The second wave of Kh-22 supersonic missiles from Tu-22M 3 launch vehicles was launched from the Sea of Azov.
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:11 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The second wave of Russian missiles is flying, the head of the Nikolaev OVA, Kim, said.
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:11 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Explosion in Kharkov. Long-range MLRS work on targets in the region
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 4:59 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Explosions in the Lviv region.
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:08 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Khmelnitsky region, also arrivals
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:08 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡ Explosions in Kherson
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:09 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The head of the OVA of the Odessa region reports on the second wave of missiles
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:09 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The second wave of Kh-22 supersonic missiles from Tu-22M 3 launch vehicles was launched from the Sea of Azov.
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:11 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The second wave of Russian missiles is flying, the head of the Nikolaev OVA, Kim, said.
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:11 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Explosion in Kharkov. Long-range MLRS work on targets in the region
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 5:19 AM] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Interruptions with the Internet began in Sumy, Odessa and Zhytomyr — Netblocks

Unfortunately I can't figure out how to post pictures from Telegraph onto Free Republic. They don't use regular HTML in their application, you really have to be running Telegram to see any of the many videos or pictures which are posted there.

Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 9:49 AM] 🇺🇲🇷🇺 The Biden administration said the latest strikes on Ukraine are "a reminder of President Putin's brutality." Apparently, Washington does not really trust cool tales about "almost all downed missiles" and continues to point out that the strikes of the Russian Armed Forces on the energy structure of Ukraine are destructive, but this is not the same as applied to the strikes of the US Armed Forces in various wars of recent decades.
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 10:28 AM] 🇷🇺⚡️There can be no question of any withdrawal of ZNPP from the control of the Russian Federation or the transfer of control to some "third party" - Russian Foreign Ministry
Intel Slava Z, [12/5/2022 11:01 AM] 🇭🇺🇺🇦 Hungary will not train Ukrainian military on its territory - country's Foreign Ministry

India criticizes EU, says it will keep buying Russian oil . Further Putin's secret flrrt of shadow tankers ( over 100) crush EU pricecap on Russian oil and gas to bypass G7 ships by being able to sell at any price Russia wants and can ship oil everywhere.....Europeans are purchasing RUssian oil via 3rd party Turkey.

Additionally Some 55 % of the tankers that transport Russian oil out of the country are Greek-owned.

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