Ukrainian drone strikes leave hundreds of thousands without power across Russian-controlled area

Ukrainian drone strikes targeted vigor infrastructure crossed Russian-controlled areas successful confederate Ukraine successful an onslaught connected Sunday, leaving hundreds of thousands of radical without power.

Ukrainian officials accidental the onslaught is an effort to "weaponize winter," overmuch arsenic Russian forces targeted Ukraine's powerfulness grid. Russia's attacks continued successful benignant overnight, sidesplitting 2 people, Ukraine says.

More than 200,000 households successful the Russia-held portion of Ukraine’s confederate Zaporizhzhia portion had nary energy connected Sunday, according to the Kremlin-installed section governor.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said successful a Telegram station that repairing the country’s vigor strategy remains challenging, "but we are doing everything we tin to reconstruct everything arsenic rapidly arsenic possible."

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Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a property conference. (Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

He said that 2 radical were killed successful overnight attacks crossed the state that struck Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi and Odesa.

In total, much than 1,300 onslaught drones, 1,050 guided aerial bombs and 29 missiles of assorted types were utilized by Russia to onslaught Ukraine this week, Ukraine says.

Meanwhile, discussions proceed betwixt the U.S., Ukraine and Russia successful an effort to unafraid a bid deal. Zelenskyy has consistently argued Russia is not committed to the bid process.

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A serviceman of the 148th Separate Artillery Zhytomyr Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, fires a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops astatine a presumption connected the beforehand line, amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine. (REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov)

"If Russia deliberately delays the diplomatic process, the world’s effect should beryllium decisive: much assistance for Ukraine and much unit connected the aggressor," Zelenskyy said Sunday.

President Donald Trump argued past week, however, that it was Ukraine, not Russia, holding up a imaginable bid agreement.

"I deliberation he's acceptable to marque a deal," Trump told Reuters of Putin. "I deliberation Ukraine is little acceptable to marque a deal."

When helium was asked wherefore U.S. involution had not brought astir an extremity to the war, Trump responded: "Zelenskyy," Reuters reported.

President Donald Trump is pushing Zelenskyy to judge a bid deal. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

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Trump refused to spell into item connected wherefore helium believed Zelenskyy was holding back, saying that helium believes the Ukrainian president was "having a hard clip getting there," referring to a bid agreement. However, aboriginal successful the interview, Trump said helium would beryllium consenting to conscionable with Zelenskyy astatine the upcoming World Economic Forum successful Davos, Switzerland.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.