Basic services were restored on Saturday evening in the capital, but a third of the city was still without electricity. Emergency cuts will be implemented, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko, to save energy.

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Ukrainian strikes kill one and injure five in Russia’s Belgorod regionUkrainian strikes killed five wounded on Sunday in the Russian region of Belgorod, border of Ukraine, announced on Telegram the governor of the region, Viatcheslav Gladkov.

According to him, the shots targeted Belgorod, the capital of the region, where four people were injured, as well as a nearby district where “there is unfortunately one dead and one wounded.” The windows of several buildings have been broken and 14 houses have been damaged, he said.

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Russian Defense Minister Visits Ukraine to Inspect Russian Forces

Sergei Shoïgou went to the area of the «military operation» in Ukraine to inspect the Russian forces deployed there, announced Sunday in a statement. Choïgou “inspected Russian forces deployed in the area of the special military operation,” including going to the front line to speak with soldiers, the statement said. Local military officials also reported to him on the current situation on the ground and the actions of Russian forces, according to the same source.

The statement does not specify when this trip took place, but its announcement comes two days after a meeting between Vladimir Putin and those responsible for the Russian operation in Ukraine, including Mr. Choïgou. Faced with a series of military setbacks this fall, Russia, which launched an offensive in Ukraine at the end of February, has since October opted for a massive bombing tactic targeting Ukraine’s electricity networks and transformers, plunging millions of civilians into the cold and darkness of winter.