Ukraine war briefing: Russia pounds power grid with seven killed in biggest energy attack in months
Emergency power cuts imposed in Kyiv for first time since spring after airstrikes across at least 10 regions ahead of winter. What we know on day 1,681
TL;DR
- Russia launched a major air campaign targeting Ukraine's energy grid, hitting power facilities and infrastructure in Kyiv and surrounding regions.
- The attacks resulted in seven deaths, including a child, and caused emergency power cuts in Kyiv and three surrounding regions.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported territorial gains in a counteroffensive near Lyman, recapturing territory and preventing Russian breakthroughs in eastern Ukraine.
- Ukraine is urging the US to impose sanctions on Russian entities involved in developing the Rassvet satellite network, which is seen as a domestic alternative to SpaceX's Starlink.
- Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi discussed humanitarian issues and visited Ukrainian prisoners of war during talks with Russian officials.