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An overnight Russian drone attack damages an energy facility in Chernihiv region. Ukrainian troops pull back from a neighborhood in Chasiv Yar. Western weapons deliveries are crucial to Ukraine\u2019s new counteroffensive and battlefield success, Zelenskyi tells Bloomberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overnight Russian drone attack damages energy facility in Chernihiv region<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Russian drone strike hit an energy facility in Chernihiv region, causing power outages to almost 6,000 households, head of the regional military administration, Vyacheslav Chaus said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnfortunately, a Russian Shahed drone hit one of the region\u2019s [energy] facilities. As of now, 5,963 customers are without power. Energy crews are working to restore power,\u201d Chaus said on Telegram. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s Air Force said Russia launched 22 Shahed-131\/136 drones at Ukraine from the Kursk region in the early hours of Thursday. The Ukrainian air defenses shot down 21 drones in the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Dnipro and Poltava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian troops pull back from neighborhood in Chasiv Yar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian troops have retreated from the Canal district of the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, spokesperson for the Khortytsia operational-strategic group, Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshyn said on national television on Thursday. The defense forces will withdraw to better-protected positions, he said, adding that Russian forces continue to mount pressure on Ukrainian troops there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt became impractical to hold the Canal neighborhood after the enemy entered it. It threatened the life and health of the military personnel. The positions of our defenders were destroyed,\u201d Voloshyn said. \u201cThe command decided to pull back to more protected and prepared positions, but even there the enemy does not stop its active combat actions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Khortytsia operational-strategic group of forces said in a statement on Wednesday that the situation in the area of responsibility for the group remains \u201ccritically difficult\u201d and that the fighting in the Chasiv Yar direction rages near the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas Canal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western weapons deliveries are crucial to Ukraine\u2019s new counteroffensive and battlefield success, Zelenskyi tells Bloomberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a video interview with Bloomberg that aired on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi refuted the term \u201cdeadlock\u201d to describe the situation on the front lines. He also said Ukraine\u2019s new counteroffensive and its success on the battlefield are a matter of arming its troops with Western weapons and securing steady supplies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA deadlock means there\u2019s no way out. But a problem can be solved if one has the will and has the tools. We do have the will, and the tools \u2013 they haven\u2019t arrived yet,\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also said that delayed Western weapons deliveries prevent Ukraine from equipping 14 new brigades. \u201cWe don\u2019t have the weapons that have already been discussed and voted for [by the Congress], the packages are arriving slowly. We are grateful to the Congress for the support, but it all still needs to arrive,\u201d Zelenskyi told Bloomberg through a translator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new counteroffensive is a matter of arming Ukraine\u2019s brigades, he said, adding that there is no timeline for this now. \u201cWe want [to launch] a counteroffensive when we are ready. We are ready when the weapons arrive, and they haven\u2019t yet,\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also said the equipment was taking too long to make its way to the front. \u201cThis is the biggest tragedy of this war, that between the decision and real fact, we have a real long, long, long wait,\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Local Communities in Ukraine Overcome Russian War Crimes. Ukraine in Flames #633<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In this episode of Ukraine in Flames, we discuss how local Ukrainian communities are tackling the aftermath of Russian war crimes. Our discussions cover the impacts on human rights, economic challenges for agricultural enterprises, and the creation of an international registry to support victims of the war. Watch UIF #633 to learn more about how NGO\u2019s are working to tackle this challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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