Kurti: North Attack Linked to Russian Attacks Against Ukraine

Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said that the terrorist attack on Iber-Lepenc could cause direct financial damage to the import of the 2.5m-euro power supply per day of another 100,000 per water.

He adds, that it was meant for Kosovo citizens in December to remain without water, in the dark, in the cold and without communication.

“Dearms for direct financial needs alone due to the need for import of power supply would be at least 2.5m euros per day, of another 100,000 euros per day per water. Direct financial damage, damage to economic activity would be extraordinary, but their goal was to cause the damage that is far beyond economic impact”, Kurti said.

And risk our national security. So it's not just water, but the current, it's not just the current, it's the heat, it's not just the heat, it's the telecommunications. The goal has been to keep a large part of our country in December without water, in the dark, in the cold and without communication”.

The first of the government, now says this attack is linked to the Russian federation, as it is acting equally in Ukraine.

“both in the context of time and in the nature of the act, this attack appears to have links to the Russian federation's massive air strikes against Ukraine, with attacks detected by these that were directly opposed to energy infrastructure in Ukraine”, Kurti said.

A day before the attack on Zubin Potok, on November 28th, Russian military forces attacked the critical infrastructure of Ukrainian energy, leaving about 1 million households without electricity on the eve of the winter season. The goal is to put the population under living conditions, minimum existence. At the same time, we have the municipality attack in Zvecant, the police station, and recently in Varag”.

He further mentions uniforms confiscated by Kosovo police, belonging to Russian forces.