President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly one-third of Ukraine's power stations have been destroyed in the past week, "causing massive blackouts across the country".Smoke rises after Russian shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The latest city shorn of power was Zhytomyr, home to military bases, industries and leafy boulevards, about 140 kilometres west of Kyiv. The mayor said the whole city of 250,000 lost power and also water initially. Repairs quickly reconnected some homes but 150,000 people were still without electricity hours after the morning strike, regional authorities said.
"Only swear words come to mind," he said. He added that he's bracing "for a tough and dark winter," with dehydrated foods, warm clothes and batteries already stockpiled at home. Missiles also severely damaged an energy facility in the south-central city of Dnipro. Some homes lost power but the operator couldn't immediately say how many.Suicide drones set ablaze an infrastructure facility in the partly Russian-occupied southern Zaporizhzhia region, the regional governor said.
In Zhytomyr, school director Iryna Kolodzynska had students back at their desks within 30 minutes of the air raid all-clear. Without power for their computers, they used the class board to work on math equations. An Associated Press photographer caught one of the Iranian drones on camera Monday, its triangle-shaped wing and pointed warhead clearly visible, though the Kremlin refused to confirm their use.
Why did ‘cause massive blackouts across the country’ need quotation marks? Is it not a fact and just a quote? 🤔
9NewsAdel „Actor Zelenskyy“, I corrected this for you
9NewsGoldCoast Bummer...no renewables to fall back on...
He has written a book about his own speeches. What a douch. I WANT TO SEE ACTUAL PHOTOS OF RUSSIANS DOING WHATS BEEN CLAIMED THEY HAVE DONE
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