Russian overnight drone attack cuts power to thousands in Odesa, Ukraine says
Russian drone strikes damaged four power facilities near Odesa and northern Chernihiv, leaving nearly 60,000 households without electricity, according to local officials and Ukraine's largest energy company.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to retaliate with more strikes deep inside Russia after Russian drone attacks left nearly 60,000 customers without electricity in Ukraine.
- Russia has targeted Ukraine's energy systems while Ukraine attacks Russian oil refineries and pipelines, escalating the conflict in recent weeks.
- The DTEK power company announced it would start emergency repair work once military conditions allowed after Russian attacks damaged energy infrastructure.
- Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire, urging both sides to pursue negotiation and peace in light of the ongoing conflict and violence.
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Russia downed 112 Ukrainian drones in past 24 hours, Interfax says
Russia has downed 112 Ukrainian drones in the past 24 hours and hit port infrastructure in Ukraine used for military purposes, Interfax news agency quoted the Russian defence ministry as saying on Sunday.
Since the start of the attack on Ukraine, Russian troops have repeatedly attacked important energy plants in the country. This time, several regions - and tens of thousands of people are involved. Important facilities have to rely on power generators.
Russia attacked Ukraine at night with 142 drones. In the city of Churnomorsk in the Odessa area are therefore more than 29,000 households without electricity.
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