More than 200,000 homes without power in Russian-occupied Ukraine, official says
Key Points:
- Hundreds of thousands in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, particularly in Zaporizhzhia region, experienced power outages due to damage from Ukrainian drone strikes, according to Kremlin-installed authorities.
- Russia continued overnight attacks targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, resulting in at least two deaths and multiple injuries across several regions including Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized ongoing challenges in repairing the energy system and called for increased international support and pressure on Russia amid stalled diplomatic efforts.
- A Ukrainian delegation arrived in the U.S. to negotiate a proposed peace settlement involving postwar security guarantees and economic recovery, with potential signing planned at the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos