Zelensky claims Russia destroyed about 30% of Ukraine’s energy sector

• Ukraine restoration that more than a third of the country’s energy sector had been devastated by Russian missiles and drones built in Iran.
• Speaking by video to the meeting in Berlin, Zelensky said the attacks were aimed at making “it harder for us to endure this winter.”
• Zelensky also requested financial aid to address Ukraine’s anticipated $38 billion state budget shortfall for the next year.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday at an international conference on Ukraine restoration that more than a third of the country’s energy sector had been devastated by Russian missiles and drones built in Iran.

Speaking by video to the meeting in Berlin, Zelensky said the attacks were aimed at making “it harder for us to endure this winter.”

Zelensky claimed his government had “not yet received a single cent” toward the recovery plan it set up to fund the repair of hospitals, schools, transportation, power plants and other infrastructure damaged during the war.

Zelensky also requested financial aid to address Ukraine’s anticipated $38 billion state budget shortfall for the next year.

He kept urging the creation of a legislative framework that would let Ukraine get its hands on frozen Russian assets.

“Russian assets — those that have already been frozen, and those that still need to be frozen — are significant,” he said. “We need a real, fast, legal mechanism for directing Russian assets to compensate for the losses caused by the Russian war.”

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