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Exclusive: Russia’s worst attack on substations halves Ukraine’s nuclear power outputRussia launched its worst-ever attack on Ukraine's nuclear-connected substations on Feb. 7, cutting the volume of electricity generated by the country's nuclear power by around 50%, Vitaliy Zaichenko,
Explosions were heard in Kyiv around 5:30 p.m. local time on Feb. 8 amid a ballistic missile threat, The Kyiv Independent’s journalists on the ground reported.
While businesses were prepared for electricity cuts due to Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, no one expected such a brutal winter.
A top Russian military intelligence general was shot and wounded in a Moscow apartment building on Friday, in what Russia called an assassination attempt orchestrated by Ukraine. - 'Did not expect it' - On Friday,
Confusion reigned about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine after President Donald Trump said he asked him to stop.
Russian strikes left much of Kyiv without heat, water and power during freezing temperature, even as Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. held talks on ending the nearly four-year war.
A Russian overnight attack damaged part of the Motherland monument in Kyiv, an iconic Soviet-era World War II memorial, Ukraine’s culture minister
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Russia's attack devastates confectionary's largest warehouse in Kyiv region: Photos and videoRussian forces destroyed the largest finished product warehouse belonging to Roshen (one of Ukraine's leading confectionaries) in Yahotyn city, Kyiv region, during the night attack on February 7, according to the company's website.