Russia hits Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

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On Christmas Day, the Russian military landed drone and missile strikes across Ukraine. The target was the country’s energy infrastructure. Many in Ukraine lost electricity or are dealing with rolling blackouts. Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said half a million people in the Kharkiv region alone were without heat as a result. Host Carolyn Beeler hears from Andrian Prokip in Kyiv. He’s an energy expert with the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center.

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