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The president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenskidenounced this Saturday the Russian night attack with around 36 missiles and nearly 600 drones against Ukrainian territory that left three dead and dozens injured in kyiv and its surroundings.
“The Russians have launched around 36 missiles and almost 600 drones,” Zelensky said in a message on his Telegram account, where he lamented the death of three people and that dozens have been injured, according to the latest information on the consequences of the attack.
“The main objectives were energy infrastructure and civil real estate,” explained the Ukrainian head of state.
Two of the victims died in attacks on the capitalwhich was the main target overnight, while one woman was killed and eight others were wounded in attacks against the kyiv region, regional police reported on Saturday.
The Ministry of Energy, also through Telegram, indicated that Russian attack affected kyiv’s energy infrastructure and its region, and also that of the areas of Sumi and Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, Poltava (east), and Chernigov (north).
“As a result of the attack, more than 500,000 users in kyiv, more than 100,000 in the kyiv region, and nearly 8,000 in the Kharkiv region were left without electricity this morning,” the ministry said in a message in which it reported that repair work is already underway of damage.
“In kyiv and its surroundings, our emergency services are working on the sites of the Russian attack,” Zelensky said in his message, where he made emphasize that his country needs to work “without losing a single day so that there are enough missiles for the air defense systems.”
Furthermore, the Ukrainian president took the opportunity to ask his European partners to take a decision on Russian assets frozen in Europe if Moscow does not stop its drone and missile attacks.
“And we have to talk to all partners about the steps to take to end this war,” he concluded.
This Saturday’s Russian attack occurs at a time when attempts are made to negotiate an end to the conflictwith the visit next week to Moscow of Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, while Dran Driscoll, also envoy of President Trump, is expected in kyiv, initially this weekend.