Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as Kherson ceasefire ends
A rare humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region has ended, and fresh Russian strikes on energy sites have left hundreds of thousands of homes without power.
A rare humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine's front-line Kherson region has ended. The pause had allowed civilians to leave the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where residents had faced severe shortages of food, water and electricity.
As the truce ended, Russian strikes hit energy infrastructure in four regions overnight. Hundreds of thousands of homes lost power, and although some connections were restored on Sunday, more than sixty thousand customers in the Dnipropetrovsk region were still without electricity by early evening.
Another overnight strike killed two people in the Vinnytsia region, including a thirteen-year-old girl. Ukraine, meanwhile, hit a missile fuel producer in Russia's Rostov region, causing a fire and damaging production facilities.
Emergency power cuts have been introduced across Ukraine because of the repeated attacks on energy sites. In the capital Kyiv, electricity is cut for most of the day and water supplies are also disrupted.
Ukraine's president has again asked the United States, Europe and other partners for more Patriot missiles, saying they are the only effective weapon against Russia's ballistic missiles and that the need is immediate.
Reporting based on coverage from BBC News.