Employees at a thermal power plant damaged by a Russian missile strike on Ukraine, November 13, 2025 (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

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UPDATE 0955 GMT:

At least one civilian has been murdered and at least 27 injured by a massive Russian drone attack on Odesa in southern Ukraine.

The 50-drone assault, which began just after 2 a.m., struck several apartment and university buildings, a preschool, and a church. More victims are under rubble.

“The destruction is colossal, and repair work will require extended time to return equipment to working condition,” energy provider DTEK wrote.

ORIGINAL ENTRY: Ukraine, with the support of partners, is battling to restore its energy sector amid Russia’s mass missile and drone strikes.

Since January 9, Russia has launched three of its largest waves of attacks, knocking out the power grid in up to 80% of the country at times.

On Monday, the Russians targeted Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv and the surrounding region. Around 80% of residents the city lost power, amid night-time temperatures as low as -14C (7F) and two people were injured.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned the European Parliament that Ukraine is facing its “harshest winter” for more than a decade.

Hours later, in his nightly address to the nation, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of the multiple areas “where the situation is most difficult”, particularly the capital Kyiv:

On Saturday, the European Commission announced the despatch of 447 emergency generators. The next day, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda pledged 100 generators during Zelensky’s visit to Vilnius.

A grassroots fundraising effort in Czechia has raised more than €5.4 million ($6.4 million) to buy generators, heaters, and batteries.