Zelensky calls Russia's election-day strike on Ukraine 'highly symbolic'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia's massive strike on Ukraine on Tuesday, November 3, calling it highly symbolic that the attack occurred on the day of US congressional elections. Zelensky stated the complex overnight assault targeted critical infrastructure, primarily energy generation and substations across nine regions, causing emergency power outages. He reported 73 people injured in a Kharkiv hospital strike and 29 killed in a separate rescue operation in Zaporizhzhia region. Russia launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles overnight. Zelensky urged America to notice and stop the terror, emphasizing the need to help Ukraine protect its skies and build peace honestly.