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A drone strike in the Odesa region seriously damaged a power substation, according to private energy company DTEK.
According to the company, Russian forces launched another attack on the region's energy infrastructure on the evening of April 8. The exact location of the damaged facility was not specified.
DTEK noted that the Odesa region is under attack "almost around the clock." The company stated that it will begin restoration work as soon as the security situation allows.
The head of the regional military administration, Oleg Kiper, confirmed the damage to the substation. He said there were no casualties as a result of the incident.
Earlier on the night of April 8, Russian forces used 176 drones in strikes on Ukrainian territory. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, most of them were Shahed-class drones.
It is reported that the strikes targeted the Odessa, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
In the Odessa region, the attack targeted facilities associated with port infrastructure. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the strikes caused fires in the port infrastructure and warehouses. No casualties were reported.
Amid ongoing attacks on energy facilities in Ukraine's regions, power outage schedules have been reintroduced.
Since late March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly called on Russia to implement a partial ceasefire.
"If Russia is prepared not to strike at Ukrainian energy, we will not strike at their energy," he stated, also proposing a pause in hostilities during Easter.
Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that the Kremlin did not see these proposals as a "clearly formulated initiative" and called on Kyiv to accept Russia's conditions for achieving peace.
Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in Iran, Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated his call for a temporary pause in hostilities, noting that the ceasefire would facilitate diplomatic developments.
