"Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Energy Facilities Escalate, Prompting Urgent Response"

Russia launched a major missile attack on Kyiv and across Ukraine, causing damage to energy facilities, power cuts, and injuring at least 18 people. Partial blackouts were reported in five regions, evoking memories of last winter's Russian air campaign that caused widespread outages. Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down 36 out of 43 cruise missiles fired by Russia. The attacks come as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive against Russian forces in the east and south. In a separate incident, two people were killed in Russian shelling of a dormitory in Kherson.