US EditionRussia Hit Key Ukraine Gas Interconnector to Undermine Preparation for Winter, Kyiv Says
ODESA REGION, UKRAINE, AUG 6 – The strike damaged critical equipment at a key transit point for U.S., Azerbaijani, and European gas supplies, disrupting Ukraine's heating preparations ahead of winter, officials said.
- Russia has attacked a gas pumping station in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as reported by Ukrainian officials.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that the Orlovka interconnector was targeted, undermining winter preparations.
- Kyiv highlighted that 0.4 million cubic meters of gas was scheduled to be pumped through the Orlovka on the day of the attack.
- Russia's TASS news agency confirmed the attack, describing it as a legitimate target related to Ukraine's war effort.
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Russian attacks in recent days have killed at least seven civilians and injured at least 37 across Ukraine, including children, regional authorities said on August 6. The targets of the strikes this time were energy networks in the Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions, which the Ukrainian leadership said dealt a serious blow to the country's winter preparations.
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