"As tit-for-tat attacks on energy infrastructure continue, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov says he's ready to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for talks. Ukraine has hit back at Russia's attempts to disable its energy infrastructure with air strikes that succeeded in disrupting power and heating in two cities across the border. Kyiv's drone and missile attacks cut power and heating on Sunday in the Russian cities of Belgorod near the border and Voronezh nearly 300km (186 miles) away."
"Alexander Gusev, regional governor of Voronezh, said several drones were electronically jammed over the city home to more than one million people and sparked a fire at a local utility facility that was quickly extinguished. A Russian Defence Ministry statement made no mention of either the Voronezh or Belgorod areas, reporting 44 Ukrainian drones were destroyed or intercepted by Russian forces during the night. Local authorities in the Rostov region also reported an hours-long blackout in the city of Taganrog, home to some 240,000 people, blaming it on an emergency shutdown of a power line."
"Meanwhile, Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting substations that supply two nuclear power plants and killing seven people, Ukrainian officials told Reuters news agency. Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed on Saturday that it launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air, ground and sea-based weapons on weapons production plants and gas and energy facilities in response to Kyiv's earlier strikes on Russia."
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is ready to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for talks amid ongoing tit-for-tat attacks on energy infrastructure. Kyiv conducted drone and missile strikes that cut power and heating in Belgorod and Voronezh, disrupting services for tens of thousands of households. Regional officials reported missile damage, jammed drones, a utility fire, and multi-hour blackouts in Taganrog. Russian forces reported destroying scores of Ukrainian drones and conducted large strikes on weapons production and energy facilities. Overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine targeted substations serving two nuclear plants and killed seven people, leaving Kharkiv with widespread outages.
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