Around 180,000 consumers were left without electricity across five Ukrainian regions following overnight Russian attacks, Ukraine’s acting energy minister Artem Nekrasov said on Thursday, highlighting the ongoing escalation. The affected areas include Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Sumy. Nekrasov reported via Telegram that the strikes targeted critical energy infrastructure, disrupting power supply and leaving thousands […]
Ukraine energy crisis
Zelenskyy faces rising pressure amid high-stakes diplomacy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is navigating a critical week of diplomacy as he works to defend national interests while signaling readiness to compromise with the United States. Tensions escalated after a leaked 28-point U.S.–Russia draft peace plan alarmed Kyiv and European capitals by proposing limits on Ukraine’s military and concessions on occupied territories. However, momentum […]