March 8, 2026

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Night attack by Russia: Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is under fire


On the night of the current day Russian armed forces inflicted large-scale impacts by territory Ukraineattacking Kyiv, Kharkov And Chernigov using unmanned aerial vehicles And ballistic missiles.

Head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital Timur Tkachenko reported on Telegram that Kyiv comes under UAV attackwhile warning of the high likelihood of ballistic missile strikes.

Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko stated that at the moment there is confirmed data about damage to buildings in two districts of the city. Information about the scale of destruction and possible casualties is being clarified.

IN Kharkovin the northeast of Ukraine, according to the mayor Igor Terekhovthe city was hit by a wave attacks Iranian-made Shahed attack drones. As a result of the raid at least 11 people were injured.

According to incoming data, as in Kyivand in Kharkov were amazed key energy infrastructure facilitieswhich led to fires and power outages.

Night strikes were struck against the backdrop diplomatic contacts: V Abu Dhabi (UAE) these days there are delegations Ukraine, Russia And USAdiscussing possible ways of political settlement of the war, which is already ongoing fourth year.

According to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, territorial issue remains a major stumbling block in negotiations, which are expected to continue today.

Against this background Kyiv is under increasing pressure from the US in order to reach a peace agreement. Moscowin turn, insists on transferring to her throughout the industrial territory of Donbass as a condition for the cessation of hostilities.

Thus, military escalation and diplomatic efforts are again developing in parallelincreasing tensions around the future conflict and the conditions for a possible end to the war.





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