Russian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Power Plant, Leaving 500,000 Without Electricity

Russian missiles struck a Ukrainian thermal power plant, halting electricity production and leaving over 500,000 people without power across six regions. The Dtek energy group reported severe damage to the facility. Ukraine's deputy energy minister Artem Nekrasov confirmed attacks on energy infrastructure in Zhytomyr, Volyn, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi and Rivne regions. Separately, a drone attack on Sumy injured at least two people. Ukrainian counterintelligence arrested an alleged deserter suspected of directing Russian missile strikes against his own drone unit. Kyiv also stated Starlink remains restricted for military operations despite Donald Trump's reported request to Elon Musk.