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Russian Strikes Cut Power to Thousands in Ukraine as Kherson Ceasefire Ends

Russian strikes cut electricity to thousands of people in Ukraine as a rare humanitarian ceasefire allowing evacuations in Kherson came to an end.


Former City Duma building in Kherson, 2021
Former City Duma building in Kherson, 2021 · Photo: Oleksandr Malyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Russian strikes have knocked out power to thousands of residents across Ukraine, the BBC and Reuters reported. The strikes on the power grid came as a rare humanitarian ceasefire in the Kherson region came to an end, after allowing civilians to evacuate from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.

Meanwhile, according to Reuters, drone strikes caused damage to a facility inside Russia.

Further details regarding the number of casualties, the extent of the damage to the Russian facility, and the duration of the power outages in Ukraine have not yet been released.

Sources: BBC World, Reuters

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