In his address to the people on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the start of the Russian war against his country, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said: “I thank the Ukrainian troops who liberated hundreds of our cities and towns … and recently Balaklia. , Izyum and Kobyansk”, referring to three strategic areas in eastern Ukraine recently recaptured by the Ukrainian army.

On Sunday morning, the commander of the Ukrainian army said that his fighters this month, as part of a counteroffensive focused on the north-east of the country, recaptured areas totaling more than 3,000 square kilometers from Russian troops. .

On the other hand, Zelenskiy’s office reported yesterday that “electricity has been cut off in Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions and partly in Donetsk region,” stressing that “we are working to restore the supply of electricity to the operation of vital systems, especially hospitals.” .”

In turn, Zelensky pointed out that “Russia is responsible for the complete blackout in eastern Ukraine,” noting that “Russian forces attacked vital infrastructure without the presence of any military installations.”