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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia continued to attack the country's energy infrastructure and residential areas, announcing that approximately 2,700 attack drones, 1,700 aerial bombs and 66 missiles had been used in attacks over the past week.

Zelensky said that despite a week having passed since the US president's announcement of an energy ceasefire, Russia had targeted Ukraine's energy and oil and gas sectors 76 times. He reported that substations in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi and Odesa regions had been struck in the latest attacks, leaving tens of thousands of families without electricity.

Zelensky reported that 12 people, including two children, had been injured in the attacks and that two people had been killed. He extended his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. He also stated that an agricultural enterprise in the Volyn region had been targeted in the morning.

Zelensky argued that energy facilities were the primary targets of Russia's attacks. "The Russians are trying to cause power outages," he said. Stating that Russia had not taken reciprocal steps in response to sanctions relief or agreements reached, Zelensky remarked, "Russia is the one that must face pressure for peace to have a chance."