The northern region of Sumy, bordering Russia, was plunged into darkness after Russian attacks on Friday night damaged energy infrastructure, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said.
A Russian night attack left more than 100,000 Ukrainian homes without electricity. Ukraine’s Energy Ministry reported on Saturday that attacks in northern Ukraine They had cut off electricity and water in the region, while civilian casualties rose sharply in the besieged east of the country.
The northern Sumy region in Ukrainebordering Russia, was plunged into darkness when the attacks damaged energy infrastructure.
Local media say that drones attacked provincial capitalalso called Sumy, cutting the water by hitting the power lines that fed its pump system.
Russian media also reported that Msosco’s forces They attacked a plant that produced rocket ammunition in the Sumy citywhich before the war had a population of more than 256,000 inhabitants.
In the region of Donetskin eastern Ukraine, Russian bombings killed 11 civilians and injured 43according to local governor Vadym Filashkin.
Five people died in the town of Selydove, near Pokrovsk, the eastern city that has become a frontline hotspot. The Ukrainian General Staff said on Saturday that Ukrainian and Russian forces had clashed there 45 times over the previous day.
