Russian strikes kill 11 and hit Ukraine’s energy system, Zelensky says
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Russia carried out one of its largest strikes on Ukraine, killing 11 people and hitting more than 15 electricity generation and transmission facilities, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The assault targeted sites across several regions and caused major power disruptions. Zelensky said the worst damage to local electricity networks was reported in Lutsk, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Shepetivka, Slavuta and Netishyn, while energy facilities were also damaged in the Kharkiv, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. France 24 reported that 600,000 people were left without power.
According to Zelensky, Russia launched more than 320 strike drones between Friday evening and Saturday morning, alongside cruise and ballistic missiles. Ukrainian emergency crews and energy companies were working to restore supplies.
Zelensky accused Russia of trying to stretch Ukraine’s repair capacity ahead of winter and said Kyiv would strengthen its air defenses. He also warned that Moscow could seek to deploy ballistic missiles in Belarus, which he said would increase the threat to western Ukraine.
The attacks followed Zelensky’s offer to halt Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stopped attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. He said any de-escalation would have to be reciprocal and supported by guarantees.
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