As a Ukrainian delegation has been discussing a cease-fire plan in the United States for a third straight day, Russia carried out another large-scale airstrike on Ukraine, AFP reported.
The Ukrainian Air Force said that between the night of the 5th and the morning of the 6th, Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles to attack Kyiv, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and other areas across Ukraine.
Air-raid sirens blared across Ukraine, a total of 29 locations were hit, and eight people were injured, including three in Kyiv, the Air Force added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that "once again, the main targets of the attack are energy facilities," adding, "Russia's goal is to inflict pain on millions of Ukrainians."
Zelenskyy said industrial facilities and residential areas in the Kyiv region were also attacked, and a drone strike caused a fire at the train station in Fastiv.
Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction Oleksiy Kuleba said the attack caused power and water outages in several places; around Odesa, heating supply was cut off to 9,500 households and water service was suspended for 34,000 people.
Moldovan electricity supplier Moldelectrica, a neighbor on Ukraine's border, said, "As a result of the attack on Ukraine's energy system, power has been cut to an important energy group and the interconnectors are nearing their limits," adding that it asked neighboring Romania for emergency support.
Euronews reported that Ukraine also carried out drone attacks targeting Russia overnight. The Russian Ministry of Defense said it shot down 116 Ukrainian drones between the night of the 5th and the early hours of the 6th, and Astra, a Russian Telegram news channel, reported that Ukraine attacked Russia's Ryazan oil refinery. The Ryazan refinery is one of Russia's four major refining facilities.