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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Leave 700,000 in Darkness

6/3/2025

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Ukrainian drone strikes plunged more than 700,000 residents into darkness in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, severely impacting the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Kremlin officials revealed that 457 settlements in Zaporizhzhia and 150 in Kherson faced power outages, highlighting the escalating military tensions since Moscow's annexation of these areas in September 2022.

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Ukrainian drone strikes plunged more than 700,000 residents into darkness in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, severely impacting the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Kremlin officials revealed that 457 settlements in Zaporizhzhia and 150 in Kherson faced power outages, highlighting the escalating military tensions since Moscow's annexation of these areas in September 2022.