
Ukraine strikes energy hubs near the border, hitting Belgorod and Luhansk
Ukraine reportedly carried out overnight strikes targeting energy infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod Oblast and an oil depot in the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk, with local footage and officials describing damage and power outages in Belgorod. Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the claims at publication. Russia said 95 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight. Kyiv says oil facilities are valid military targets to weaken Moscow's war effort, while Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine's power grid.













