Putin says Ukrainian infrastructure attack was revenge for Kyiv's strikes on Russia


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  • Thursday, 28 Nov 2024

A girl stands next to her house damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on the outskirts of Odesa, Ukraine November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a massive Russian overnight attack on Ukrainian infrastructure was a response to Kyiv's attacks on Russian regions using longer-range Western missiles.

Ukrainian officials said that Russia had unleashed its second big attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this month on Thursday, cutting power to more than 1 million people in the west, south, and centre of the country.

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