Massive Russian Airstrikes Leave Over a Million Ukrainians Without Power

Targeting energy infrastructure, Russian missile attacks disrupt electricity in western Ukraine, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict.

Russian airstrikes in Ukraine have caused widespread power outages, affecting over a million people in the western regions of Lviv, Rivne, and Volyn.
Ukraine's energy minister described the attacks as 'massive' and confirmed that energy infrastructure across the country was targeted.
The strikes follow Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles to hit targets inside Russia, prompting Moscow to escalate its response, including deploying a new hypersonic missile.
Additional missile attacks were reported in northeastern regions like Sumy and Kharkiv, with explosions also heard in Odessa, highlighting the broad scope of the assault.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has renewed calls for NATO to expedite the delivery of advanced air defense systems to counter the intensified Russian attacks.