Russia says it struck energy facilities and ports used by Ukrainian military, agencies report

Russian forces ‌have carried out strikes on energy ⁠facilities and port infrastructure used by the Ukrainian ​military, Russian news agencies ‍reported on Thursday, citing the Defence Ministry.

The agencies ⁠added ‌that ⁠Russian troops had taken ‍control of the village of ​Bratske in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk ⁠region. Reuters could not ⁠independently verify the battlefield report.

Ukraine said ⁠Russian strikes plunged two ⁠southeastern regions ‌into near-total blackout overnight.

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