Moscow's offensive on Ukrainian territory continues, with Russian forces launching two attacks on energy infrastructure in the city of Dnipro this morning: this was announced on Telegram by the deputy head of the Office of the Ukrainian President Kyrylo Tymoshenko. There is " serious damage ," Tymoshenko wrote, adding that the state emergency service is on the spot. During the night , missiles also hit the city of Mykolaiv , in southern Ukraine, where a two-story building with the body of a man found under the rubble was hit.
A power plant hit in the capital while Kiev accuses Moscow of kidnapping two employees of the Zaporizhzhia power plant : Energoatom, the Ukrainian state agency for nuclear energy, announced it.
In a message posted on social media, the agency said that Russian forces yesterday " kidnapped " the head of information technology of the plant, Oleg Kostyukov, and the deputy general manager of the plant, Oleg Osheka: the two were "taken to an unknown destination ".
(Unioneonline)
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Kiev: "Over 1,100 cities without light after the Russian attacks"
"More than 1,100 cities are without electricity after the Russian attacks on power plants": the Ukrainian emergency services reported.
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Von der Leyen: "Today we are providing 2 billion in aid for Kiev"
"Today we are delivering € 2 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. More will follow by the end of the year. We will stand by Ukraine for as long as necessary. We will discuss how to ensure continued support with global partners at the Rebuild conference. Ukraine ". This was announced in a tweet by the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
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Moscow announces first advance in Kharkiv since September
Russian troops have regained control of the village of Gorobyevka in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, the Moscow Defense Ministry announced. If confirmed, it would be the first territorial recapture of Russian troops since September, when the Ukrainian army made a vast advance in this province.
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Kiev: Russian fighter shot down in Kherson
A Russian Su-25 fighter was shot down by a unit of the Ukrainian anti-aircraft brigade Kherson of the Southern command. This was reported by the press office of the Southern Air Command, as reported by Espreso TV. "The plane was shot down this morning around 9 in the Berislav district of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine. The operation was carried out by a unit of the Kherson anti-aircraft missile brigade. Today the Air Force forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 12 aerial targets. In addition to the Su-25 attack aircraft, five "Shahed-136" kamikaze drones were also destroyed during the night, "said the Southern command.
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Kiev: 30% of Ukrainian power plants destroyed
Russian forces destroyed 30% of Ukrainian power plants in a week: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky writes in a Tweet. "Another type of Russian terrorist attacks: targeting energy and critical infrastructure. Since October 10, 30% of Ukrainian power plants have been destroyed, causing massive blackouts across the country. There is no more room for negotiations. with the Putin regime, "says Zelensky.