Ukraine announced plans to strike deep into Russia following a large Russian drone attack that left 60,000 Ukrainians without electricity. Both sides have intensified air strikes in recent weeks, with Russia hitting energy and transport systems and launching deadly attacks on civilian areas in Kyiv and Zaporizhia. Russian drones struck four energy facilities in Odesa region, leaving 29,000 people without power and forcing critical infrastructure onto generators. Ukraine reported Russia used 142 drones, claiming to have downed most, while Russia said it shot down 112 Ukrainian drones. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov blamed Europe for prolonging the war and hampering US peace efforts.
Ukraine intends to strike deep into Russia following a large Russian drone attack that left 60,000 Ukrainians without electricity, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Speaking on Sunday after a meeting with his top general, Oleksandr Syrskii, the Ukrainian president confirmed the new planned strikes on X. Both sides have intensified their air strikes in recent weeks, with Moscow attacking Ukraine's energy and transport systems as well as launching deadly strikes in recent days on civilian areas in Kyiv
Overnight, Russian drones hit four energy facilities in Ukraine's Odesa region, according to the private energy company DTEK. The strikes left 29,000 people without electricity, local authorities reported. The port city of Chornomorsk near Odesa, where one person was injured, was the worst-affected place, regional Governor Oleh Kiper wrote on Telegram. Critical infrastructure is operating on generators, he said. DTEK said emergency repair work would start following the all-clear from the Ukrainian military,
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