Latest Ukraine-Russia war: Massive offensive by Putin’s forces leaves Ukraine with massive power outages

State energy company Tsentrenergo said the attacks on its facilities were the biggest since the war began in February 2022.

The company announced that it has stopped operations at its factories in Kiev and Kharkiv regions.

“The last attack was not even a month ago and the enemy has already hit all our production capacity. The stations are on fire!” Tsentrenergo, which produces about 8 percent of Ukraine’s electricity, said in a statement.

“Our generation is zero now.”

Britain is supporting Belgium with military equipment and personnel after sightings of drones near airports and military bases led to a temporary shutdown of operations this week.

Richard Knighton, the head of the British Armed Forces, told the BBC: “The Defense Secretary and I agreed at the end of last week to deploy our men and equipment to help them in Belgium.

He did not explain the details of the support provided. Knight said the actors behind the drones were still unclear, but noted Russia’s increased use of “hybrid warfare” in recent years.

Germany’s defense minister said the drone sighting in Belgium was linked to threats to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.

Ukraine is facing nationwide blackouts as Russian attacks hit energy facilities in one of the worst attacks to affect the country’s civilian infrastructure.

At least seven people were killed in these attacks.

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in nighttime attacks on Ukraine that hit substations supplying two nuclear power plants, killing seven people, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.

“Russia has once again targeted the posts that supply the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants,” Foreign Minister Andrey Saibiha said on Channel X.

These attacks were not random but well planned. Russia is deliberately jeopardizing nuclear security in Europe.

President Vladimir Zelensky said Russia had launched more than 450 drones and 45 missiles.

Satellite images taken on Monday show the deadliest part of the conflict between both sides shrouded in smoke, which has shattered months of fierce fighting.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced that Russian forces captured the town of Rybne in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine on Sunday.

According to MapCarta, this village has about 34 inhabitants.

Russian Foreign Minister Andrey Saibiha accused Russia of jeopardizing nuclear safety in Europe after overnight attacks in Ukraine that targeted two substations supplying two nuclear power plants. Seven people were killed in this attack.

“Russia has once again targeted the posts that supply the Khmelnitsky and Rivne nuclear power plants,” Saibyha said on X/Twitter.

These attacks were not random but well planned. Russia is deliberately jeopardizing nuclear security in Europe.

Thousands of people are without power as Ukraine recovers from one of Russia’s biggest strikes on Friday, which hit the country with 450 drones and 45 missiles.

Russian forces have advanced on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Moscow said, as the country seeks its most significant territorial gains in nearly two years.

About 100,000 Russian troops are encircling Pokrovsk, a city Russia has been trying to capture for more than a year, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, which Vladimir Putin has long sought full Russian control over.

Kiev’s army says it is being pushed back in force, but battlefield maps show Russian forces advancing. A military analyst has warned that Ukraine will soon have to decide whether to withdraw troops from the city of Mirnohord, a city close to being surrounded by Russian forces.

Below are key facts about Pokrovsk, which Russians call by its Soviet-era name of Krasnoarmisk, and the long battle for its control, which began in earnest in mid-2024.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States is considering Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposals on nuclear arms control.

Lavrov said Russia was informed of the update through diplomatic channels.

The proposal would ensure that both countries adhere to the limits set out in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New Start) after it expires in February 2026.

“So far, no substantive response has been received from Washington. We were told through diplomatic channels that ‘the matter is under consideration,'” Lavrov told RYANVOSTI.

Putin has said Russia will abide by the treaty’s limits for a year after it expires, provided the United States complies.

Russia said it was continuing to advance house-to-house fighting in the strategic city of Pokrovsk, where fighting with Ukraine has intensified in recent days.

According to the Telegram account of the Ministry of Defense, the small village of Vovche in eastern Ukraine was captured on Saturday. According to the 2001 census, its inhabitants are 13 people.