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Add as a preferred source on GoogleFrance 24 said overnight Russian attacks targeted power plants. Zelenskyy said strikes in nine regions led to emergency power cuts.
France 24 reported Tuesday that the toll at a humanitarian aid gathering in southern Ukraine had reached 29 dead, with 48 still missing, as Russian overnight attacks targeted power plants nationwide.
The report also described damage at hospitals and injuries affecting scores of people.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian attacks in nine regions led to emergency power cuts. He counted 289 attack drones in an online post. The post also cited 59 cruise missiles and 17 ballistic missiles.
False alerts appeared in both countries; Russia’s emergency ministry said a separate intrusion sent a message to 33 regions.
He said energy and logistics infrastructure may be primary targets in a new Russian assault, as Ukraine faces air-defense difficulties and limited Patriot missile supplies.
Andrii Melnyk, Ukraine’s permanent representative to the United Nations, called for Russia’s removal; he gave no date or time for the proposed session.
