Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv, which provides the country with access to the Black Sea, and struck Kryvyi Rih in what Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday was the war\u2019s biggest drone attack on the city.
\nThe United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks over the Black Sea and against each other\u2019s energy targets, but it was not clear when and how the deals would come into force.
\nThe mayor of Mykolaiv said there were emergency power outages early on Wednesday in the city, following a report by the region\u2019s governor that seven drones were destroyed overnight over the region.
\nIt was not immediately clear whether the power cuts were precautionary or a result of the overnight attack on Mykolaiv.
\nRussia also attacked the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, igniting fires and damaging buildings but causing no deaths, the head of the city\u2019s military administration said.
\nThe Ukrainian military said its air defense units had shot down 56 of 117 drones launched by Russia in the overnight attack. It noted that 48 drones were lost, referring to the Ukrainian military\u2019s redirecting them with electronic warfare.
\n\u201cApparently, this is how the occupiers \u2018want peace\u2019,\u201d Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the military administration, wrote on the Telegram messaging app, describing it as the war\u2019s biggest drone attack on the city. \u201cMost importantly, there were no deaths or injuries.\u201d
\nReuters could not independently verify the reports from Mykolaiv and Kryvyi Rih. The size of the attack on Kryvyi Rih and what was targeted there were not immediately clear.
\nVilkul had reported at least 15 explosions in Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s hometown and a frequent target of Russian attacks.
\nThere was no immediate comment from Russia, but the Russian defense ministry said that its air defense units destroyed nine Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over the waters of the Black Sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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