Stoltenberg said about the “terrible start” of winter for Ukraine

The beginning of winter for Ukraine turned out to be terrible, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Bucharest, which was broadcast on his Twitter page.

This is how the secretary general of the military alliance described the difficulties that Ukraine faced as a result of interruptions in the operation of the country’s energy system. Stoltenberg added that the countries of the alliance also pay their price for the consequences of the conflict, but it will be higher if Russia achieves its goals.

During the press conference, Stoltenberg also noted that the alliance is now focused on providing military assistance to Kyiv in order to prevent “Vladimir Putin’s victory” in Ukraine and achieve the “liberation” of territories by the Ukrainian side. NATO will continue to help Ukraine for as long as it takes, he stressed.

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense confirmed the mass strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure facilities on November 23. At the same time, the department clarified that not a single blow was inflicted on Kyiv. According to the representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, all the destruction in Kyiv, which was reported by the Ukrainian authorities and local media, is associated with the fall of foreign and Ukrainian air defense missiles located in residential areas of Kyiv.

The Russian military has been attacking Ukraine’s critical infrastructure since October 10. Russian President Vladimir Putin, during an operational meeting with members of the Security Council on October 10, said that such a decision was made in response to Ukrainian attempts at terrorist attacks on Russian territory, including an explosion on the Crimean bridge. He emphasized that the reaction to such actions would be tough.

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