Kherson ceasefire ends as Russia hits Ukraine power grid — SkimNews
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- Russia conducted overnight strikes on energy infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and killing two, including a 13-year-old girl in Vinnytsia
- Ukraine restored power to most customers in Dnipropetrovsk by Sunday evening, though over 60,000 remained without electricity amid ongoing emergency outages
- Zelensky stated that Russia is exploiting Ukraine’s shortage of ballistic missile interceptors, urging the U.S. and European partners to deliver Patriot missiles immediately
- Oleshky residents evacuated under a U.S.- and Vatican-brokered truce that ended Sunday, with 94-year-old and one-year-old among those who fled Russian-occupied territory via southern Russia and Belarus
- Ukraine's Air Force reported a hack of the national air alert system, which falsely warned of radiation over Kyiv, urging citizens to stay calm and follow official updates
- Zelensky announced Ukrainian forces struck a major missile fuel production facility in Russia’s Rostov region, causing fires and damaging four facilities
Why it matters: Civilians in southern Ukraine face renewed danger and deprivation as the brief humanitarian pause ends, while Ukraine’s ability to defend critical infrastructure hinges on immediate Western delivery of Patriot systems—each day’s delay increases blackouts and casualties from unintercepted ballistic missiles.
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