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It is very telling that all of this happened on the day of the U.S. Congressional elections. The Russians believe America will not notice this message from them, — Zelenskyy
The Russians carried out a complex, massive strike last night, aimed primarily at critical infrastructure. The main target was the energy sector: generation facilities and substations in Odesa, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv, and Rivne regions. Many cities and communities are undergoing emergency and forced outages. In Kharkiv the Russians struck directly at the city clinical hospital. Seventy-three people were injured; the cardiology ward, where patients were being treated, was damaged.
A rescue operation has also been underway since yesterday in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region. Unfortunately, the number of dead has risen. Twenty-nine people were killed by Russia. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Five were wounded. People remain under the rubble. Work continues as long as the security situation allows: there is a threat of repeated Russian strikes, as they always do so cowardly.
Just last night the Russians launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic and 59 cruise missiles. Air raid sirens are still ongoing and there is a threat of new Russian missiles and drones. It is very telling that all of this happened on the day of the U.S. Congressional elections. The Russians believe America will not notice this message from them. But such terror must be noticed and stopped. Ukraine must be helped to defend its skies, otherwise Russia will never stop its missile strikes.