No Extension of Local Ceasefire... Russia and Ukraine Trade Strikes on Energy Facilities

On November 1, local time, the final day of the local ceasefire in Oleshky, Russia and Ukraine continued to target each other's energy facilities without extending the truce.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on social media that day, "Overnight, energy infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions, including Dnipro, was attacked by Russia."

President Zelenskyy reported that substations, transformers, and power lines supplying electricity to ordinary households became targets, cutting off power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

He wrote, "Over the past week, Russia has launched 1,940 attack drones, more than 1,580 guided aerial bombs, and 36 ballistic missiles."

According to AFP and other outlets, an oil refinery in the Kstovo district of Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast suffered heavy damage from a Ukrainian attack.

The area is home to the NORSI oil refinery, one of Russia's large-scale refining facilities.

The Kamensky plant, a defense industry enterprise located in Russia's Rostov Oblast, was also attacked.

President Zelenskyy claimed, "The total value of Russian air defense assets damaged by this Ukrainian attack amounts to 70 million dollars."

While the ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Oleshky region, agreed upon by both sides on October 23, proceeded smoothly without violations, no signs of easing tensions have been detected even on the final day of the truce.

Although a trilateral peace negotiation mediated by the United States is scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, this month, armed conflicts between the two sides continue regardless.

That day, President Zelenskyy shared an excerpt from his interview with the U.S. current affairs program "This Week on Capitol Hill" on social media.

In the interview, he said, "About 800 religious sites have been destroyed or damaged by the Russian military, and about 120 clerics have been killed."

He also emphasized, "It was not an accident, but a deliberate attack," adding that a structure with a history of 1,000 years was also targeted.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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