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Russia Ukraine War Live Updates: Deadly Russian shelling cuts off Kherson power
Russian forces bombarded Kherson on Thursday, killing two people and depriving the Ukrainian city of electricity as the European Union announced its latest slew of sanctions against Moscow and an 18 billion euro aid package for Kyiv. Moscow-allied officials in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, meanwhile, said they have come under some of the heaviest shelling in years from Ukrainian forces, leaving one person dead. Stay with TOI for all updates:Read Less
Deadly Russian shelling cuts off Kherson power
Russian forces bombarded Kherson on Thursday, killing two people and depriving the Ukrainian city of electricity as the European Union announced its latest slew of sanctions against Moscow and an 18 billion euro aid package for Kyiv.
Moscow-allied officials in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, meanwhile, said they have come under some of the heaviest shelling in years from Ukrainian forces, leaving one person dead.
Despite Russia's retreat from the southern port city in November, Kherson remains within reach of Moscow's weaponry and under constant threat.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had attacked Kherson 16 times on Thursday alone.
Ukrainian couple reunited after nine months despite Russian attacks
Hanna Vavarenko had a joyful reunion with her husband at a Kyiv railway station on Friday, nine months after she fled to Germany to escape the war in Ukraine.
She and her son made it back to Ukraine in time for the traditional New Year festivities, despite a last-minute hitch when their train was held up at the town of Bucha outside Kyiv because of Russian air strikes.
Dead boy pulled from rubble of latest Russian hit on Ukraine
Emergency crews pulled the body of a toddler from the rubble in a pre-dawn search for survivors on Saturday of a Russian missile strike that tore through an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih.
The missile was one of what Ukrainian authorities said were 16 that got through air defenses among the 76 missiles fired Friday in the latest Russian attack targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure, part of Moscow's strategy to leave Ukrainian civilians and soldiers in the dark and cold this winter.
Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko of the Dnipropetrovsk region, where Kryvyi Rih is located, wrote on the Telegram social media app that "rescuers retrieved the body of a 1-1/2-year-old boy from under the rubble of a house destroyed by a Russian rocket.” In all, four people were killed in the strike, and 13 injured — four of them children — authorities said.
The victims were “a 64-year-old woman and a young family with a small son,” he wrote.
Ukrainian shells kill three in Russian-controlled village: Authorities
Ukrainian rockets have killed three civilians in the Russian-controlled town of Shchastia in Ukraine's Luhansk province, according to Russian-appointed regional authorities.
Putin meets top military brass to discuss Ukraine strategy: Kremlin
President Vladimir Putin has held extensive meetings with the military top brass overseeing Russia's campaign in Ukraine, where Moscow has stepped up bombardments, the Kremlin said Saturday. "On Friday, the president spent the whole day at the army staff involved in the special military operation in Ukraine," a statement said.
Putin sounds out military commanders on Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think Russia's military campaign in Ukraine should proceed during a visit to the operation's headquarters, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
Ukrenergo warned the extent of the damage in the north, south and centre of the country meant it could take longer to restore supplies than after previous hits.
Ukraine's national energy provider said its system had lost more than half its capacity after strikes targeted "backbone networks and generation facilities".
Kyiv warns of long cuts after Russian missiles batter grid
Ukraine was working Saturday to restore electricity to hospitals, heating systems and other critical infrastructure in major cities after Russia's latest wave of attacks on the power grid prompted accusations of "war crimes".
EU agrees on new sanctions against Russia
The European Union on Friday approved a new round of sanctions against Russia, including banning drone exports to the country, as the bloc strives to maintain a united front and keep up financial pressure on Moscow over the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
In the ninth large-scale wave of attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure this fall, and the second this week, explosions shook cities and towns across a country where millions of people have already been bombed or frozen out of their homes.
In subfreezing cold, waves of Russian missiles batter Ukraine
In subfreezing weather, Russia launched dozens of missiles and drones at Ukrainian energy systems Friday, pitching millions of civilians into the cold and dark in its deadly campaign to batter — and freeze — the populace into submission.
Ukraine's capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war on Friday as Russia's invading forces fired dozens of missiles across the country, triggering widespread power outages, Ukrainian officials said. Gunfire from air defense systems and thudding explosions combined with the wail of air-raid sirens as the barrage targeted critical infrastructure in cities including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Zaporhizhzhia. The head of the Ukrainian armed forces said they intercepted 60 of 76 missiles launched. (AP)
'We would take PM Modi at his words', says US on India's stand on Ukraine conflict
The United States on Friday once again welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's position on the Ukraine conflict, which calls for the cessation of all kinds of violence and the pursuit of the path of diplomacy. "We would take PM Modi at his words and welcome those comments when they took place. Other countries will make their own decision on engagement with Russia. We continue to coordinate with allies to mitigate impacts of war," said state department's principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel during a press conference on Thursday. Patel made these remarks in response to a question on India's position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and PM Modi's call to end the war. (ANI)
Three banks were targeted, including the Russian Regional Development Bank to "further paralyse Putin's cash machines". Four more Russian television chains were also barred from broadcasting in the bloc. In terms of broader economic sanctions, new EU investments in the Russian mining sector were banned, except for "certain raw materials".
The new measures included adding almost 200 individuals and entities to an asset freeze and visa ban blacklist. "This includes the Russian armed forces, as well as individual officers and defence industrial companies, members of the State Duma and Federation Council, ministers, Russian proxy authorities in occupied areas of Ukraine and political parties, among others," the EU said.
The new package was intended to further crimp Moscow's ability to wage war on its neighbour. But more hawkish eastern EU members complained it was a "missed opportunity" after coastal states such as Belgium and Netherlands demanded exemptions from earlier sanctions on fertiliser producers.
The European Union on Friday imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Moscow, including restricting the export of drone engines to Russia or countries like Iran looking to supply Moscow weapons. The measure was part of the ninth wave of sanctions slapped on Russia by the EU since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February. (AFP)
