{"id":11398,"date":"2026-06-02T14:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/?p=11398"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:44:02","slug":"russian-strikes-cause-widespread-blackouts-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/russian-strikes-cause-widespread-blackouts-in-ukraine-02062026\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Strikes Cause Widespread Blackouts in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, a Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure left residents in eight regions without electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>RELATED:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurenglish.net\/russia-condemns-silence-over-starobelsk-student-residence-attack\/\">Russia Condemns Silence Over Starobelsk Student Residence Attack<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight in the latest wave of attacks. The strikes also targeted Ukraine\u2019s oil and gas facilities, causing damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Kiev, an energy company\u2019s production facilities and infrastructure were damaged. Two employees were injured and hospitalized, according to the Ukrainian Energy Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, on May 25, Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry said that the Russian armed forces were launching \u201cconsistent, systematic strikes\u201d on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities in Kiev following the drone attack on a college building in Starobelsk in the Luhansk region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russian armed forces have been launching systematic strikes against Ukraine\u2019s military infrastructure in Kiev and other cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia remains open to peace talks with Ukraine, but the conflict will continue if Ukraine continues to reject \u201cgenuine negotiations and serious decisions\u201d aimed at achieving a peaceful settlement, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, negotiations on the Ukraine conflict remain on hold, although Moscow is maintaining contact with Washington through existing channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, a Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine&rsquo;s energy infrastructure left residents in eight regions without electricity. 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