"Russian forces fired more than 450 drones and 45 missiles at Ukraine overnight on Saturday, targeting its energy infrastructure and killing seven people, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha said that Russian forces targeted substations that power two nuclear power plants in Khmelnytskyi and Rivne, and condemned Moscow for deliberately endangering nuclear safety in Europe."
"Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz said the attack on its gas infrastructure was the ninth since early October, according to the AFP news agency. The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed launching a massive strike with high-precision long-range air, ground and sea-based weapons on weapon production and gas and energy facilities in response to Kyiv's strikes on Russia."
"The ministry also said that Russian forces had taken more territory around the towns of Pokrovsk and Kupiansk, and captured the village of Volchye in eastern Ukraine. Russia's TASS news agency, citing the Defence Ministry, said that Russian forces had shot down 15 Ukrainian drones over Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, the Black Sea and Russia's Rostov region on Saturday night."
Russian forces launched a massive overnight assault using more than 450 drones and 45 missiles, striking energy infrastructure and causing at least seven deaths. Substations powering the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants were targeted, raising concerns about nuclear safety in Europe. Energy facilities in Kyiv, Poltava and Kharkiv regions were hit, disrupting power and water supplies for thousands. Naftogaz reported the ninth attack on its gas infrastructure since early October. Russia said it struck weapon production and gas and energy facilities in response to Ukrainian strikes and reported territorial gains near Pokrovsk and Kupiansk, including capture of Volchye. Overnight strikes on Dnipro wounded 11 people, including children, and killed one.
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