By Olena Harmash
KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia launched a massive air attack on Ukrainian energy facilities overnight on Saturday, targeting electricity generation and distribution, Kyiv said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the overnight attack involved more than 400 drones and some 40 missiles of various types, targeting the grid, generation facilities and distribution substations.
Nearly four years into the war that... (continue reading...)
KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine has backed a call for a ceasefire in the war with Russia during the Winter Olympics after Italy and Pope Leo urged world leaders to use the Milano Cortina games to further peace.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told Reuters that Ukraine supported the proposal during the February 6–22 Winter Olympics and a corresponding United Nations resolution calling for a global truce. He said it was up to Russia to clarify its... (continue reading...)
KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia launched more than 400 drones and about 40 missiles on Saturday to attack Ukraine's energy sector, targeting the power grid, generation facilities, and distribution substations, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
"Every day, Russia could choose real diplomacy, but it chooses new strikes," Zelenskiy posted on X. "It is crucial that everyone who supports the trilateral negotiations respond to this. Moscow must be... (continue reading...)
Feb 7 (Reuters) - BMW North America is recalling 87,394 vehicles in the U.S. as the engine starter may overheat, causing a fire risk, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday.
Dealers will replace the engine starter free of charge, the auto regulator said.
(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)
By Yuliia Dysa and Alina Smutko
KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - When the Davydenko family woke up shivering through the night in their winter coats and hats, buried under several layers of duvets, they knew it was time to abandon their apartment in Kyiv.
Systematic Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid since October last year have left their 12th-floor flat with no electricity for eight days and heating for almost two weeks.
In... (continue reading...)
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