Russian attacks cut off electricity to hundreds of thousands in Ukraine
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Russian strikes caused power outages for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, while Russian authorities reported significant damage at an industrial site following Ukrainian drone attacks on the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Despite a six-day local ceasefire continuing into its final day near the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Oleshky, fighting did not subside in other areas along the front line, and both sides continued to launch long-range aerial attacks.
Zelensky said Russia targeted energy infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions overnight, leading to power cuts for hundreds of thousands of homes.
He wrote on Telegram, "The intensity of the strikes is extremely high, and the Russians are seeking to exploit the shortage of ballistic missile interceptors to the maximum."
He added that Ukraine, for its part, targeted the Kamensky plant in the Russian region of Rostov, stating that the facility is involved in manufacturing Russian missiles.
Moscow did not comment on the reported attack in Rostov. However, the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, said a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight caused "significant damage" to an industrial facility.
He did not specify the facility that was attacked. The region houses the NORSI oil refinery, one of the largest refineries in Russia.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said its forces shot down 235 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight. In contrast, the Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 371 out of 433 long-range drones launched by Russia since Saturday evening.
The Ukrainian Air Force said in a briefing that dozens of Russian drones remained in the skies until Sunday morning. Six separate drone warnings were triggered in Kyiv since midnight.
