Ukraine imposes emergency blackouts after Russian strikes

Moscow has stepped up its aerial bombardment of Ukraine in recent weeks, targeting energy infrastructure in response to Ukrainian assaults on Russia's border regions.

Ukraine's foreign ministry said the air attacks were"becoming more frequent and massive, posing an increasing threat to Ukraine's energy security". "Ukraine's need is urgent, and we cannot afford any further delays," National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement. In Russia, a Ukrainian drone crashed into an apartment building in the border city of Belgorod, killing a man and wounding two others, the region's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attacks"energy terrorism" and the United Nations has described them as illegal.

Ukraine's energy ministry said that seven regions overall had sustained power cuts, asking citizens to show"understanding for these temporary difficulties".

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