Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Ukraine, Zelensky says
Russian missile and drone strikes have left 600,000 Ukrainians without power, despite claims by Donald Trump that an energy ceasefire was in effect. President Zelensky confirmed the damage to critical infrastructure, while Russia maintains that its strikes target military-linked facilities.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the volatility of the ongoing conflict and the failure of reported diplomatic back-channel agreements to protect civilian infrastructure.
Image source, EPA/Shutterstock Image caption, Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian air strike on a residential building in Kyiv
At least 600,000 people across Ukraine are now without electricity after deadly overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
He said "critical" energy infrastructure had been hit in Kyiv and the capital region and also in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv - despite a claim by US President Donald Trump on Sunday that an "energy ceasefire" was in place between Russia and Ukraine.
In Kyiv, at least three people were killed and 21 injured, Ukraine's state emergencies service DSNS said.
Russia's defence ministry said its "massive" strikes overnight had targeted communications and energy facilities in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions used by Ukraine's military.
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