Russia leaves 6,00,000 Ukrainians in freezing darkness, Zelensky bemoans lack of US help

Switching focus now to that other battlefield, days after U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called energy ceasefire announcement, the ground reality remains stark in sharp contrast. At least 600,000 Ukrainians are left without power after significant damage to the country's power systems. Ukraine also accusing Russia of targeting energy and critical infrastructure overnight in Kiev and Kharkiv, using 39 ballistic missiles and over 120 attack drones. In the latest from the battlefield, six people were killed. This was in the city of Lutsk when a Russian drone reportedly struck a wholesale warehouse. At least 10 others were injured. A series of explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital. Subsequently, a plume of smoke engulfed parts of the Ukrainian capital. And according to the Ukrainian police, at least five people have been killed. 36 others have been injured in Kiev. due to the Russian strikes reportedly since Tuesday evening. In fact, in one such attack on a high-rise apartment in the Ukrainian capital, three people were killed, whereas 21 others, including a child, were injured. In a separate incident, meanwhile, two others were killed when a non-residential building was hit. Meanwhile, distraught residents expressed their anguish at Ukraine's flagging air defense capability and the lack of support. Neither Russia nor America can be trusted, what they say there. But you can't believe ours either. But how to not build any shelters in five years is absurd. They should be in every yard at a time when ballistics are flying and everything is flying, and in fact there is nowhere to hide. Let's also tell you, in the Ukrainian city of Khmelnytsky, two people were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack which sparked fires at businesses as well as homes. Falling drone debris also set a gas station ablaze. Additionally, Russian strikes also hit several buildings in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, which included a hotel, office premises and a sports complex. Amid Russia's unrelenting attacks, a new problem has now come to the surface for Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian president, Ukraine did not receive an early warning from the U.S. of a Russian ballistic missile strike on one of Kyiv's key power plants. This was the second such instance in as many days. And this assumes significance amid reports that U.S. officials have threatened to cut off intelligence sharing and weapon sales to Ukraine unless it stops attacking Russian refineries. As the shortage of interceptor missiles continues to hurt Ukraine's air defense, Zelensky lamenting once again over the lack of American help and urged the country to provide additional packages of Patriot missiles. Not just that, he conceded that Kiev itself is not adequately prepared for the winter. Every resident of Kiev can see that the city is really not prepared. Already now, in October, the situation is, unfortunately, sometimes worse than during previous winters of this war, when single Shahed strikes cut off electricity, cut off water. On the other hand, US President Donald Trump insisting that America continues to share intelligence with Ukraine, but again stressing on getting both Zelensky and Putin to agree on ending the war. We help them, but we're really helping them get to a final answer. We want the war ended, Peter. We are helping them and we are sharing intel. We want the war to end. And Ukraine was also caught unaware as SpaceX introduced a limit on some Starlink services in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian president's advisor, this disrupted several combat missions. Meanwhile, EU remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine. A few hours earlier, the European Commission disbursed 3.2 billion U.S. dollars to Kiev under the defense component of the Ukraine support loan. The funding will basically go towards drones, air defense systems, missiles, radars, ammunitions. The NATO chief also sounded a warning over Russia's unrelenting aggression and urged allies to do more to bolster Ukraine's air defense. But with winter coming and with Russia's aggression unrelenting, allies need to do more, especially in support of air defense. Russia continues its attacks on Ukrainian civilians and continues its hybrid campaign against NATO allies. Now, Ukraine is also launching retaliatory attacks. For instance, Russia confirmed an attack on its Saratov data center. Once slated to become Europe's biggest data center, in fact, it also claimed 493 drones flew towards Moscow, after which airports in Russia's capital city reportedly imposed some flight restrictions as well. Russia, though, remains silent on whether it will agree to Trump's so-called energy ceasefire proposal. And while revealing that America is making efforts to end the war, the Kremlin lashed out at Europe for complicating matters. The U.S., with its negotiators and President Trump in particular, are making efforts to contribute to peaceful settlement of Ukraine crisis. Europeans are working in a different way. They are doing everything to keep this war going. To stay up to speed with the latest news, download the WeOn app and subscribe to our YouTube channel.