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Russia Pounds Ukraine’s Power Grid With Drones and Missiles, Killing Six

Ukraine frames the campaign as a bid to sap morale by wrecking the power grid.

Overview

  • The Ukrainian Air Force reported 79 attack drones and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles were launched overnight, with defenses downing 67 drones.
  • Prosecutors said six civilians, including two children, were killed in strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions.
  • Ukrenergo instituted rolling power cuts after energy infrastructure was hit, leaving tens of thousands without electricity.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine received another Patriot air-defense system from Germany to strengthen protection against air attacks.
  • Ukrainian authorities reported a drone strike ignited a tanker and terminal equipment at Russia’s Tuapse oil port, a claim not independently verified by the Associated Press.