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Ukraine accused the Russian military of attacking civilian infrastructure in response to a rapid weekend offensive by Ukrainian troops that forced Russia to abandon its main bastion in the Kharkiv region. Read FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the day’s events. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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10:14pm: Zelensky says key east Ukraine city of Izyum ‘liberated’
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday confirmed Ukrainian troops had recaptured the strategic city of Izyum in the eastern part of the country from Russian forces as part of a large-scale counter-offensive.
In an address to the nation marking 200 days since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Zelensky thanked Ukrainian forces who had “liberated hundreds of our cities and villages … and most recently Balaklia, Izyum and Kupiansk,” naming three important hubs recently captured by Kyiv’s army.
09:06pm: Ukraine officials blame Russia for blackouts across eastern part of country
Ukrainian authorities in the eastern part of the country have accused the Russians of bombing strategic infrastructure, which has led to power cuts in large parts of the country.
The governor of the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine said that Russian strikes on “critical infrastructure” had cut off electricity and water supplies. His counterpart in the central-eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk said that Russian forces had “hit energy infrastructure” in retaliation for their “defeat on the battlefield”.
8:24pm: Power drops in northeast Ukraine region, says governor
Power levels dropped in Ukraine’s northeastern region of Sumy on Sunday and the region’s governor urged residents to unplug electrical devices.
“Electric tension has fallen in the network through the region,” Dmytro Zhyvytsky wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
“I recommend disconnecting electrical devices as much as…
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