Russian strikes trigger Ukraine power cuts, prompt Poland to scramble jets

Russian strikes trigger Ukraine power cuts, prompt Poland to scramble jets

As the US-led talks to end the nearly four-year conflict dragged on, Russia fired missiles and drones at regions throughout Ukraine, killing at least three people and causing power outages in an area of the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that a four-year-old from the Zhytomyr region was killed in a “midst of negotiations aimed at ending this war” in a social media post.

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He urged Ukraine’s Western partners to put pressure on Moscow, saying, “This Russian strike sends an extremely clear signal about Russia’s priorities.”

Zelenskyy added that a woman was killed in the Kyiv region and another person was killed in the Khmelnytskyi region.

Russia, which has invaded Ukraine in February 2022, has not made an immediate comment.

Ukrenergo, the power company in Ukraine, reported on Tuesday that the “massive missile and drone attack” had caused fires in several areas, causing “emergency power outages” across the nation, where winter temperatures are currently dipping toward freezing.

A burning cargo ship damaged in a Russian overnight attack on a port in the Odesa region is being rescued by firefighters.

According to Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, the overnight attacks, which included dozens of missiles and more than 600 drones, caused the most damage to the western region of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

As Russia’s air force continues to impose its attacks in the winter, putting pressure on logistics and the economy, and has issued air raid alerts for nearly all of Ukraine as of 06:20 GMT.

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kiev, claimed that windows were harmed when debris fell near a residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Russian strikes in the Black Sea city of Odesa sparked fires, but no injuries, according to emergency services.

After Russian strikes hit areas of western Ukraine close to its border, NATO member Poland reported that Polish and allies were stationed to protect its airspace as a result of Tuesday’s attacks.

The operational command of Poland stated in a statement that “these measures are preventive in nature and are intended to secure and protect the airspace.”

When strikes are deemed to pose a higher risk near its border, Poland scrambles jets during significant Russian missile-and-drone bombardments on western Ukraine.

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The latest strikes came after two-track negotiations broke out in Miami, Florida, with separate meetings with Russian and Ukrainian delegations from US President Donald Trump’s envoys.

Zelenskyy stated on Monday that the revised drafts of the US ceasefire proposals appeared “quite solid at this point.” He said, “There are some things we are probably not prepared for, and I’m sure there are things the Russians are not prepared for either.”

He claimed that a 20-point plan had been used to incorporate “nearly 90%” of Ukraine’s demands into the draft agreements.

State media, however, reported that there had been “slow progress,” according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.

There were no indications of a breakthrough in the discussions Witkoff hailed as “productive and constructive” with both sides.

In the meantime, Ukraine has continued to wage a counterattack on Russia’s larger army by outnumbering Ukrainian troops and creating fear behind the front line, where they are trying to hold back.

In a string of strikes on Russian soil on Monday, Ukrainian forces claimed to have struck an oil terminal, a pipeline, two parked jets, and two ships.

Source: Aljazeera

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