In brief
More than 100,000 homes in Ukraine are experiencing power cuts due to recent Russian drone strikes targeting energy infrastructure. President Zelensky condemned the attacks as part of a strategy to destroy civilian facilities before winter. The affected regions include Poltava, Sumy, and Chernihiv, with additional strikes on schools and residential buildings. The ongoing military tensions persist despite efforts to halt Russian advancements.
More than 100,000 Ukrainian homes have been left without power by the latest Russian drone attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
The Poltava, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions were affected, Zelensky stated in a post on Telegram.
Ukraine's energy ministry said it was a continuation of Moscow's policy of destroying civilian infrastructure ahead of winter. Last year, Ukraine said Russia had destroyed half of its electricity-generating capacity.
But more recently, Ukrainian strikes have also targeted Russian refineries and an oil depot.
In his post on Wednesday, Zelensky mentioned Russia had executed almost 100 drone attacks overnight. Energy facilities were the main targets, along with a school in Kharkiv and a high-rise building in Kherson.
New steps are needed to put pressure on Russia to stop the strikes and truly guarantee security. We are working with partners for such pressure, Zelensky added.
Three and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the conflict continues unabated.
On Tuesday, a Ukrainian military official acknowledged that Russian forces had crossed into the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time—but claimed the advance had been halted.
Moscow has not claimed Dnipropetrovsk, unlike Donetsk and four other eastern regions of Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Russia's defense ministry reported that its troops had seized a village in Donetsk, amid continuing high casualties for Russian forces, which have seen some recent territorial advances.
