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Russian strikes on Sunday left hundreds of thousands of homes in Ukraine without electricity, AnewZ reported. President Volodymyr Zelensky said fighting continued along other parts of the front line on the final day of a six-day local ceasefire near the Russian-controlled city of Oleshky, while both sides continued long-range air attacks.
Zelensky said Russia targeted energy infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions overnight. “The intensity of the strikes is very high, and the Russians are trying to take maximum advantage of the shortage of means to intercept ballistic missiles,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
The Ukrainian president also said his country’s forces had struck the Kamensky plant in Russia’s Rostov region. According to Zelensky, the facility is involved in the production of Russian missiles. Moscow has not commented on the attack.
“Our long-range sanctions have targeted the Rostov region. The Kamensky plant, a Russian defense industry facility involved in missile production, has been struck. A Pantsir-S2 system and a command-and-staff vehicle belonging to an S-400 Triumf system were also damaged. The total value of the air defense assets hit is about $70 million. I thank the fighters of the Security Service of Ukraine and other units of the Defense Forces for their accuracy. We are rightfully defending ourselves against Russian aggression and doing everything we can to reduce Russia’s ability to continue it.”
Russia’s Defense Ministry said 235 Ukrainian drones had been shot down over the country’s regions overnight on Saturday. Ukraine’s Air Force said 371 of the 433 long-range drones launched by Russia since Saturday evening had been downed. Dozens were still in the air on Sunday morning. Kyiv issued six warnings of drone attacks after midnight.
Industrial facility damaged in Nizhny Novgorod region
Nizhny Novgorod region Governor Gleb Nikitin said a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight had caused “serious damage” to an industrial facility. He did not identify the facility. The region is home to NORSI, one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, but it has not been confirmed that the refinery was damaged in the attack.
The regional government said it was taking measures to maintain supplies at gas stations. It urged drivers to buy fuel only when needed and avoid panic buying. Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on terrorism charges in connection with the attack. Kyiv did not immediately claim responsibility.
Mutual accusations over strikes on energy facilities
Moscow said on Friday that Ukraine had resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries and accused Kyiv of ignoring U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to halt the attacks. Trump said the strikes were driving up diesel prices ahead of next week’s midterm elections in the United States.
Ukraine has said it supports a full ceasefire covering energy infrastructure, including attacks on its power grid, but has accused Moscow of rejecting the proposal.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who oversees the energy sector, told the state television channel Vesti on Sunday that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries were worsening imbalances in the global fuel market and affecting prices. He did not mention the attack in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
