Russia, Ukraine trade drone strikes as Zelenskyy urges air defense aid
2026-11-02 10:57:16 source：CGTN
November 1, 2026
Russian strikes left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while Russian authorities reported major damage to an industrial site following Ukrainian drone attacks on the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Zelenskyy said Russia had hit power infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions overnight, cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands of households.
"The intensity of the strikes is very high, and the Russians are seeking to maximally exploit the deficit of ballistic missile interceptors," he said on Telegram, urging the United States and European countries to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to Ukraine.
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