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October 28, 2022

Ukraine's President Warns of Extended Blackouts After Russian Attacks on Power Grid
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In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in a televised
address on Thursday that much of Ukraine will face extended blackouts
after Russia launched a series of attacks on energy infrastructure.
Zelensky spoke from a darkened street next to the wreckage of what he
said was an Iranian-made drone used in recent assaults. He said Ukraine
had shot down 300 of the drones, and that Russia has launched more than
8,000 air strikes and 4,500 missiles since it invaded in February.


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