Russian strikes kill at least 9 people across Ukraine, damage dozens of power facilities
Headline from CBC · compiled from 5 sources
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack "ostentatious disrespect toward the United States"[1]
According to CBC, Zelenskyy said the hours-long missile and drone attack primarily targeted Kyiv and Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and damaged 30 energy facilities[1]. He said at least 600,000 people were left without power[1].Al Jazeera reports that, according to Ukraine's state emergency service, a Russian strike on a multistorey building in the capital's Desnianskyi district killed two people, while another attack in Golosiivsky district killed one[2]. CBC reports six people killed in the western city of Lutsk[1]. Al Jazeera, however, cites governor Roman Romaniuk as saying the Lutsk attack killed three people and injured at least 12[2].Al Jazeera, citing Interfax, reports that Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces had carried out a "massive" strike against communications and energy infrastructure facilities[2].The Sunday Guardian reports that Trump had written that "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine."[3] According to CBC, neither Moscow nor Kyiv confirmed it[1].According to Al Jazeera, Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no warnings from its Western partners of a Russian ballistic missile attack on the capital[4]. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that sources have told Reuters and other news organisations that the US threatened to cut off intelligence used for early warning[5] unless Kyiv stops attacking Russian oil refineries.The Sunday Guardian reports that Russia's Defence Ministry claimed that its air defence systems had shot down 902 Ukrainian drones overnight[3]. CBC reports that Ukrainian drones also hit Russia's biggest data centre on Wednesday, its owner Sberbank said[1].
Sources
- [1]Russian strikes kill at least 9 people across Ukraine, damage dozens of power facilities | CBC News
- [2]‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 9, damages power sites | News | Al Jazeera
- [3]Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Russian Strikes Damage Power Facilities, Leave 600,000 Without Electricity; Zelensky Warns Of More Blackouts
- [4]‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 9, damages power sites | News - News Beep | NewsBeep.com
- [5]Russian strikes kill three, damage dozens of power facilities | Jefferson City News-Tribune
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