Power rationing widened in Kyiv, as Ukrainian authorities sought to relieve pressure on energy infrastructure that has been targeted by Russia’s escalating attacks.
(Bloomberg) — Power rationing widened in Kyiv, as Ukrainian authorities sought to relieve pressure on energy infrastructure that has been targeted by Russia’s escalating attacks.
More than 450,000 households in the capital were without electricity Friday morning. That’s 1.5 times more than the past several days, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.
In his nightly address, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that 4.5 million people in Kyiv and 10 other regions were without power as of Thursday evening. “Russian terror must get — and will definitely receive a powerful global response,” he said.
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On the Ground
Russian forces continue attacks near Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Novopavlivka north-east of occupied Donetsk city, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Facebook. Ukraine downed three Shahed-136 drones over the past 24 hours, according to the statement. Russian troops tripled the number of attacks on certain areas of the front line — up to 80 per day, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said in a telephone phone call with General Christopher Cavoli, the head of US European Command on Thursday evening. Ukrainian aird defense shot down nine Shahed-136 single-attack drones overnight, defense ministry said on Telegram. This includes eight drones downed in the east,and one drone in western Ukraine.
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EU Says Iran Must Stop Drone Deliveries to Russia (9:30 a.m.)
The European Union urged Iran to stop the alleged supply of drones to Russia as a violation of UN resolutions, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
“Iran denies it but Ukrainians have been providing evidence of the use of drones,” Borrell told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Muenster, Germany.
Xi Calls on World to Oppose Use of Nuclear Weapons (9:10 a.m.)
The international community should “oppose the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said in talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that covered the fighting in Ukraine.
“Nuclear war cannot be fought,” Xi added in the meeting Friday in Beijing, according to Chinese state media.
Kremlin officials have warned Russia could use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, though President Vladimir Putin later denied intending to do that.
Kyiv Urges China to Press Russia on Infrastructure Attacks (10:04 p.m.)
Kyiv called on China to push Russia to end attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure as some of it is leased by Chinese businesses, Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said on Facebook.
Russian missiles hit Chinese-leased terminals in Ukraine’s Mykolayiv port last month causing a $26 million loss as thousands of tons of sunflower oils leaked. There are other potential targets that include a Chinese-owned terminal, the spokesman said.
Russia escalated its shelling of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure since last month as its troops were losing ground on the battlefield.
Sanctioned Superyacht Seized in Spain as Owner Stops Paying Fees (8:32 p.m.)
A Spanish court moved to seize a superyacht valued at $140 million that’s linked to a senior executive at a Russian defense conglomerate, after the owner stopped paying maintenance fees in June.
The court order to seize the 85meter (279-foot) Meridian A — formerly called Valerie — was handed down by a Barcelona judge on Wednesday, according to the Spanish maritime authorities.
The vessel, linked to Rostec State Corp.’s chief executive officer, Sergey Chemezov, was immobilized in mid-March by Spanish authorities while it was at a Barcelona shipyard for repairs. The European Union considers the vessel is formally owned by the stepdaughter of Chemezov.
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