Russian strikes left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian households without power on Sunday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as fighting and long-range air attacks continued despite a local ceasefire near the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky.
Zelenskiy said overnight strikes targeted power infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions. In western Ukraine, Ternopil regional governor Taras Pastukh reported that an attack on infrastructure had cut electricity to several communities, with emergency crews working to restore supplies.
Zelenskiy also said Ukrainian forces had struck the Kamensky plant in Russia’s Rostov region, describing it as involved in the production of Russian missiles. Moscow did not comment on that reported attack.
In Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, Governor Gleb Nikitin said a large-scale overnight Ukrainian drone attack caused significant damage to an industrial facility. He did not identify the site. The region is home to the NORSI oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest, but the authorities did not confirm whether the refinery was affected.
The regional government said it was taking measures to maintain fuel supplies at petrol stations and urged motorists to buy only what they needed to avoid panic buying. Ukraine did not immediately claim responsibility for the strike.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces had intercepted 235 Ukrainian drones overnight. Ukraine’s air force said it had shot down 371 of 433 long-range drones launched by Russia since Saturday evening, adding that dozens remained airborne on Sunday morning. Six drone alerts were issued in Kyiv after midnight.
The attacks came as a six-day local ceasefire around Oleshky reached its final day, while combat continued elsewhere along the front. Ukraine has said it supports a complete halt to attacks on energy targets, including its own damaged power grid, but maintains that Russia has not agreed to such an arrangement.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries were contributing to imbalances in global fuel markets and affecting prices. He did not specifically refer to the reported damage in Nizhny Novgorod.
Sources: Investing.com News.