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Kherson ceasefire ends as strikes cut Ukraine power
BBC News·
A localized Kherson ceasefire letting civilians leave Russian-held Oleshky ended at 22:59 Ukrainian time Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelensky said overnight Russian strikes hit energy infrastructure in four regions Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. Dnipropetrovsk restored most links by evening but more than 60,000 stayed cut. Vinnytsia strikes killed two people including a 13-year-old girl.
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What It Means For You
- Emergency rolling blackouts continue even in Kyiv, limiting electricity most of the day and disrupting water.
- Evacuees from Oleshky who used the truce must navigate mined routes and drone risks if they move again.
- Patriot missile shortages leave ballistic interceptors stretched, Zelensky said in a social post.
What's Happening
- The truce brokered with US First Lady Melania Trump and Pope Leo began Tuesday around Oleshky.
- Evacuees traveled through occupied territory to Russia, flew to Belarus, then crossed Ukraine's north.
- Ukraine struck a Rostov missile fuel plant Zelensky said, damaging four facilities and causing fire.
Power and water cuts nationwide
- Oleshky sits about 5 km from Ukrainian positions across the Dnipro after 2022 occupation.
- Oldest evacuee was 94 years old and youngest one, human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said.
- Residents had cooked garden weeds amid food, water and power shortages before the pause.
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