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Russia pounds Ukraine's energy infrastructure, leaving 600,000 without power
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Trump says Ukraine and Russia agree to ‘energy ceasefire’
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’
- What could Trump's energy ceasefire mean for Ukraine?
- Russia and Ukraine trade strikes amid doubt over ‘energy ceasefire’
- Mapping Africa’s energy wealth and 560 million who remain without power
- Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Ukraine, Zelensky says
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