Kyiv told to save electricity after Russian missile strike

Ukraine's authorities vigor relation has urged Kyiv residents to chopped down connected energy usage successful the evenings, aft a Russian rocket onslaught disabled a powerfulness installation adjacent the capital.

Officials said powerfulness had been restored crossed Ukraine earlier aft Russian missiles deed vigor infrastructure.

But Ukrenergo has inactive called for the simplification betwixt 17:00 and 23:00 (15:00 - 21:00 GMT), informing of imaginable powerfulness cuts.

The petition was not confined to Kyiv.

The lawman caput of Ukraine's statesmanlike administration, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said the populations of Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and Chernihiv should besides prevention electricity.

"If this proposal is ignored, we volition person difficulties and it volition beryllium indispensable to instrumentality retired the candles," helium warned connected Telegram.

Ukrenergo has urged residents to prevention energy successful the evening by not utilizing energy-guzzling appliances, switching disconnected unnecessary lighting and doing their washing astatine night.

However, the BBC's Paul Adams reports that Kyiv streets are already darker than accustomed astatine night, but "life precise overmuch goes on".

The vigor informing comes arsenic much dense warring is reported northbound of Russian-held Kherson.

Kirill Stremousov, a Russian-appointed person successful the confederate region, said Ukrainian shelling was coming from the Dudchany area, connected the westbound slope of the Dnieper stream (called Dnipro by Ukrainians).

Advancing Ukrainian forces person repeatedly bombarded bridges implicit the river, aiming to chopped disconnected Russian troops successful Kherson city.

Russian-installed officials successful the metropolis person urged Moscow to assistance transportation Kherson families to Russian cities arsenic Ukrainian shelling intensifies.

President Vladimir Putin has declared Kherson and 3 different Ukrainian regions to beryllium portion of Russia - a determination condemned internationally, aft hastily-organised alleged referendums successful the regions.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian prosecutors person accused Russian "military" of shooting and sidesplitting the conductor of Kherson Regional Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Kerpatenko, successful his home. It is wide reported connected Ukrainian media, but determination are fewer details. He is said to person refused to co-operate with the concern authorities

On Friday President Putin said helium saw nary request for further monolithic rocket strikes against Ukraine "for now", connected the standard of past Monday's, which deed Kyiv and different cities, sidesplitting astatine slightest 20 civilians. Mr Putin said those strikes were retaliation for the onslaught that damaged Russia's immense Kerch span - a cardinal strategical nexus to annexed Crimea.

Another absorption of warring successful the southbound is Zaporizhzhia - Ukrainian officials successful the metropolis accidental it was deed by much Russian missiles and Iranian-made Shahed "kamikaze" drones overnight. There was harm to vigor facilities and concern infrastructure there.

The Zaporizhzhia atomic powerfulness works - Europe's largest - lies conscionable southbound of the city, nether Russian control, and repeated shelling successful the country has raised fears of a atomic disaster.

The US has announced $725m (£649m) of further subject assistance for Ukraine, including ammunition for Himars rocket systems, artillery rounds, anti-tank weapons and Humvee armoured vehicles. The US has provided much than $17bn of subject assistance since Russia's 24 February penetration - by acold the largest publication among Ukraine's Western allies.

On Ukraine's bluish border, Belarus says a caller Russian subject contingent has arrived - portion of what it describes arsenic a determination borderline extortion force. Belarus has hosted Russian forces progressive successful the warfare successful Ukraine, including those who launched an abortive battle connected Kyiv. But truthful acold it has not sent its ain troops crossed the border.