Russian Drone Strikes Cut Power to 41,000 Homes as Zelenskyy Blames Starshield Curbs
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Nov 15
Russian Drone Strikes Cut Power to 41,000 Homes as Zelenskyy Blames Starshield Curbs
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Nov 15
Summary
An overnight Russian strike hit an Odesa energy facility and left 41,000 households without electricity, while a separate attack in Koriukivka killed two people at what officials called critical infrastructure.
Zelenskyy said Shahed drones were getting through because Starshield terminals near the front and in occupied areas had faced speed restrictions for five days, an accusation SpaceX has denied.
Ukraine’s military said it shot down 106 of 132 drones launched overnight, underscoring both the scale of the barrage and the damage caused by those that penetrated defenses.
Russia said it targeted Ukrainian airfields, munitions depots and other military sites, while Ukrainian drone attacks killed an electrical engineer in Taganrog and injured six people in Nizhnekamsk.
The attacks came as US ceasefire diplomacy continued, but Ukraine was not on the agenda for this week’s Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in Shenzhen.