This article from the Kyiv Independent reports on recent events in Ukraine, including:
* Russia’s strong opposition to deploying a NATO peacekeeping contingent to Ukraine, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warning that it could lead to “uncontrolled escalation.”
* Russian drone strikes hitting a power plant in Mykolaiv Oblast, leaving over 100,000 residents without heat. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack a deliberate attempt to create a humanitarian catastrophe.
* Ukraine’s air force shooting down 95 of the 143 drones launched by Russia on the same night.
The article also mentions the broader Russian air campaign, which injured several elderly civilians in Kherson and Kharkiv Oblasts.