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Ukrainian power outages after Russian strikes
First reported Nov 7, 7:49 AM ET · Latest Nov 8, 6:20 AM ET · Explainer updated Nov 8, 7:01 AM ET
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Where things stand
More than 600,000 people are without electricity in Ukraine following recent attacks, CBS News reports.
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Trilateral talks involving Ukrainian and Russian delegations are scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi next week.
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- Reported More than 600,000 people were left without power in Ukraine after strikes. Is this wrong?
Source
- “More than 600,000 left with no power in Ukraine after strikes” — CBS News
- Reported Russian strikes wounded nine people. Is this wrong?
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- “Russian strikes wound nine” — BBC News
- Reported The strikes damaged Ukraine's power network. Is this wrong?
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- “damage Ukraine's power network” — BBC News
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Timeline
What changed: Russian strikes wounded nine individuals and damaged Ukraine’s power network, BBC News reports.
How this story developed
- New More than 600,000 people were left without power in Ukraine after strikes. Russian strikes wounded nine people. The strikes damaged Ukraine's power network.
Every report, newest first
- More than 600,000 left with no power in Ukraine after strikes, authorities say — CBS News
Ukraine has been bracing for Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure ahead of winter.
- Russian strikes wound nine and damage Ukraine's power network ahead of talks — BBC News
The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.
Questions
- It is unclear how extensive the overall damage to the power system is and what impact the outages will have on the upcoming diplomatic talks. Open
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The attacks are aimed at Ukraine’s energy facilities, a tactic used to strain the country as winter approaches. Damage to the grid can cause widespread outages, and injuries occur when infrastructure is hit.
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