Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least four

"Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people and damaging energy infrastructure in three separate regions, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia had launched more than 450 drones and 45 missiles, most of which were shot down. Three people were killed and 12 wounded when a drone hit an apartment building in Dnipro, and another person was killed in the Kharkiv region."

"Energy companies were working to restore electricity, water and heating provision, while several cities resorted to generators to keep the power on. Kremenchuk and Horishni Plavni in the central Poltava region, were using generators to maintain water supplies, municipal officials said. Zelenskyy called for more sanctions after the strikes. For every Moscow strike on energy infrastructure aimed at harming ordinary people before winter there must be a sanctions response targeting all Russian energy, with no exceptions, he said."

Russia launched a large overnight assault using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, with most reportedly intercepted. The strikes killed at least four people, including three in Dnipro when a drone struck an apartment building, and wounded at least 12. Energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Poltava and Kharkiv regions sustained damage, disrupting electricity, water and heating services and forcing some cities to run generators to maintain supplies. Ukrainian officials say gas facilities have been targeted repeatedly in recent months. Ukrainian drones struck an electricity substation in northern Russia and Russia claimed strikes on Ukrainian weapons production while reporting territorial gains in the east. Ceasefire negotiations remain stalled.

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