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Ukraine: Russian strikes leave hundreds of thousands without power
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The clear picture
What happened
Russian strikes targeted energy infrastructure in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions on Sunday, cutting electricity to about 850,000 people, according to Al Jazeera and France 24. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said Russia launched a drone strike at Komyshuvakha, where rescuers were searching after an earlier bombing, Euronews reports.
Latest development
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians were left without electricity on Sunday following Russian airstrikes targeting the country's energy infrastructure.
Why it matters
The attacks caused a large-scale power outage in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv while emergency operations continued at Komyshuvakha after the earlier bombing.
Known / unclear
Coverage expanded from 2 to 3 attributed publishers.
The material does not establish casualties, the scale of damage to the energy system, when power will return, or the outcome of the Komyshuvakha rescue operation.
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Sources
Compiled from 3 independent publishers France 24 · Euronews · Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera puts the number without power at about 850,000 and identifies Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv; France 24 describes hundreds of thousands affected without a figure or regional breakdown. Euronews additionally focuses on the drone strike at Komyshuvakha and ongoing rescue work there.
The big question
When will electricity be restored to the roughly 850,000 people affected in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv?
The reports do not state a restoration timetable.
What happens next
- Restoration of electricity in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions after the strikes affecting about 850,000 people.
- The outcome of rescue searches at Komyshuvakha and any further details of the drone strike Zelenskyy said hit the site.
Bottom line
The reported strikes combined broad disruption to Ukraine's electricity supply with a further attack at a location where rescue teams were already responding to an earlier bombing.
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- Headline updated
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians were left without electricity on Sunday following Russian airstrikes targeting the country's energy infrastructure.
3 sources at this update - Headline updated
New reporting from Euronews: Russian strikes on Ukraine leave 850,000 without power as Zelenskyy reports drone attack on Komyshuvakha.
2 sources at this update