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Two dead, thousands without power in Ukraine

Two are dead and thousands are without power after the latest Russian strikes on Ukraine. (AP PHOTO)

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed two ‌people in Zaporizhzhia and left most of ‌the northern region of Chernihiv without power, Ukrainian officials said.

Zaporizhzhia Governor Ivan Fedorov said the morning attack on the city killed a ‌man and ‌a ⁠woman, and injured six others, including ​two children.

Meanwhile, in Chernihiv region, Governor Viacheslav Chaus said repair works were underway to fix damage after a drone strike on an energy facility. ⁠The region, ‌which ​borders Russia and Belarus, had a pre-war population ​of nearly a ‌million.

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Thousands are without power after Russia's latest air attacks on energy facilities in Chernihiv. (AP PHOTO)

The regional capital, also called Chernihiv, ​was fully without power, the city administration there said on Saturday.

Russia has conducted a bombardment ​campaign ​against Ukrainian energy facilities ​throughout the war, causing ‌regular, hours-long blackouts across the country.

Chernihiv was badly hit by power outages over the winter as Russia carried out its biggest bombing ​campaign of the four-year war against Ukraine's electricity ​grid.

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