Kyiv, Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Russia had not carried out targeted missile or drone strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in the past 24 hours, though energy facilities in frontline areas had come under fire.
Energy system and repairs amid cold weather
Zelenskiy said energy repair crews restored facilities damaged after high-voltage power lines malfunctioned over the weekend, adding to damage from frequent Russian attacks. He said the energy system was operating stably, but warned that challenges remained serious due to extremely cold weather and the impact of Russian strikes.
Limitations and disputed timeframe of energy truce
Zelenskiy’s comments highlighted limitations of a short-term energy truce Russia agreed to last week at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump. Russia and Ukraine said they halted strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure but disagreed on the truce’s timeframe. The Kremlin said Trump made a personal request to Russian President Vladimir Putin to refrain from striking Kyiv until February 1, while Zelenskiy said the truce was supposed to last for a week starting January 30.
Attacks on logistics and reported casualties
Zelenskiy said Russian forces were focused on attacking transport logistics, especially railway infrastructure. Officials said a Russian drone strike on Sunday killed 12 miners at a coal mine in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, and DTEK said on Monday that one of its coal mining enterprises in the region had been attacked for the second time in 24 hours. Regional officials said a Russian strike killed a father and son and wounded two children and their mother in the frontline Donetsk region.
Planned talks in Abu Dhabi
Kyiv and Moscow are preparing for talks in Abu Dhabi this week on how to end the war, expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
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