Hundreds of thousands of people in Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine were left without electricity today, Kremlin-appointed authorities said.
Meanwhile, Moscow continued its attacks on Ukraine's power grid overnight, killing at least two people, according to Ukrainian officials.
More than 200.000 households in the Russian part of the southern Zaporozhye region were left without electricity today, said the local governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, who was appointed by Russia.
He wrote on Telegram that approximately 400 settlements were left without electricity due to network damage caused by Ukrainian drone attacks.
Russia has been attacking Ukraine's power grid, especially during the winter, with the aim of weakening the will of Ukrainians to resist.
Russia struck energy infrastructure in the Odessa region overnight Saturday into Sunday, Ukraine's Emergency Situations Service said. A fire broke out, which was quickly extinguished.
At least six people were injured in the Dnipropetrovsk region due to Russian attacks, the emergency services added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram that repairing the country's power grid remains a challenge, but that they are doing everything in their power to restore everything as quickly as possible.
He said two people were killed in overnight attacks across the country, which hit Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhia, Khmelnytskyi and Odessa.
In total, Russia used more than 1.300 drones, 1.050 guided aerial bombs and 29 missiles of various types to attack Ukraine this week, Zelensky added.
"If Russia is deliberately delaying the diplomatic process, the world's response should be decisive: more aid to Ukraine and more pressure on the aggressor," Zelensky added.
His statement came a day after a Ukrainian delegation arrived in the United States (US) to discuss a US-led diplomatic initiative to end the nearly four-year war.
On Friday, Zelensky said the delegation would try to finalize with US officials documents for a proposed peace settlement, which relate to security guarantees and economic reconstruction after the war.
If US officials approve the proposals, the US and Ukraine could sign the documents next week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelensky said at a news conference in Kyiv with Czech President Petr Pavel. According to organizers, US President Donald Trump plans to be in Davos.
Russia should be consulted on the proposals.
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