Latest Ukraine updates: Millions face power cuts, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine news from October 28: About four million people face rolling blackouts due to Moscow’s bombing campaign, Ukrainian president says, as officials in Kyiv warn of ‘unprecedented’ outages.

A maternity hospital employee carries to patients meals provided by the NGO World Central Kitchen, during an electricity power cut due to a Russian missile attack, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A maternity hospital employee carries to patients meals provided by the NGO World Central Kitchen, during an electricity power cut due to a Russian missile attack, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]
By Mersiha Gadzo and Edna Mohamed
Published On 28 Oct 2022

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  • Four million people across Ukraine have been hit by power cuts due to Russia’s bombing campaign, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, as officials in Kyiv warn of “unprecedented” outages.
  • German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has long argued for closer economic ties to Moscow, says the war has ruptured those hopes and warns of “harder years” to come in Europe.