Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as Kherson ceasefire ends

Key Points:

• A rare humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region ended Sunday night, allowing civilians to evacuate the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, which had been under severe shortages and blockade.
• Despite the localized truce holding since last week, fighting and Russian strikes on energy infrastructure continued elsewhere, causing widespread power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of homes across multiple regions.
• Ukrainian President Zelensky reported a major Ukrainian strike on a missile fuel producer in Russia's Rostov region, resulting in a fire and damage to production facilities, while emphasizing the urgent need for more Patriot missile defenses.
• The ceasefire, brokered with help from US First Lady Melania Trump and Pope Leo, enabled emotional evacuations from Oleshky, where residents had to travel through Russian-occupied territory and southern Russia before returning to Ukraine.
• Due to ongoing attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine has implemented emergency power cuts nationwide, including in Kyiv, disrupting electricity and water supplies amid continued conflict.