In eastern Ukraine, on the 11th, as the Ukrainian army intensified its reversal offensive, a large-scale power outage occurred due to a missile attack on a thermal power plant and other facilities believed to be by the Russian military.
According to the Ukrainian government, on the 11th, in eastern Kharkiv province, thermal power plants and water facilities were hit by missile attacks by Russian forces, causing large-scale power outages mainly in Kharkiv province.
The mayor of Kharkiv, a local city, said it was "ironical retaliation" and showed the view that it was a retaliation by the Russian military for the recapture of the territory by the Ukrainian army.
Since September, the Ukrainian military has intensified its offensive mainly in the eastern part of the country, claiming to have liberated more than 3,000 square kilometers of territory.
Footage released by the Associated Press on Wednesday, allegedly taken in Kharkiv province, shows soldiers planting the Ukrainian flag on the roof of a building.
Another video shows a soldier standing in a square saying, "This is the square of Izyum, Kharkiv Oblast. Izyum will always be the city of Ukraine."
On the 10th, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had "decided to relocate" the troops deployed around Izyum, an important base in Kharkiv Oblast.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian Nuclear Power Corporation announced on the 11th that power supply had been restored to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, which had lost its external power supply and was concerned about its safety.
In response to this, IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency Secretary General Grossi once again expressed concern about the bombardment at the nuclear power plant and its surroundings, saying, "As long as the bombardment continues, the dangerous situation will not change."
Under these circumstances, French President Emmanuel Macron had a telephone conversation with Russian President Putin and asked the Russian side to follow the IAEA's recommendations, but the Russian side claimed that the attack was carried out by the Ukrainian side, and the discussion went parallel. I was.