<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/russia">Russia</a> launched an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv, which provides the country with access to the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/black-sea">Black Sea</a>, and struck Kryvyi Rih in what Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday was the war's biggest drone attack on the city.</p><p>The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks over the Black Sea and against each other's energy targets, but it was not clear when and how the deals would come into force.</p><p>The mayor of Mykolaiv said there were emergency power outages early on Wednesday in the city, following a report by the region's governor that seven drones were destroyed overnight over the region.</p><p>It was not immediately clear whether the power cuts were precautionary or a result of the overnight attack on Mykolaiv.</p><p>Russia also attacked the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, igniting fires and damaging buildings but causing no deaths, the head of the city's military administration said.</p>.Russia has agreed to ensure safe navigation in Black Sea, Kremlin says.<p>The Ukrainian military said its air defence units had shot down 56 of 117 drones launched by Russia in the overnight attack. It noted that 48 drones were lost, referring to the Ukrainian military's redirecting them with electronic warfare.</p><p>"Apparently, this is how the occupiers 'want peace'," Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the military administration, wrote on the Telegram messaging app, describing it as the war's biggest drone attack on the city. "Most importantly, there were no deaths or injuries."</p><p><em>Reuters</em> could not independently verify the reports from Mykolaiv and Kryvyi Rih. The size of the attack on Kryvyi Rih and what was targeted there were not immediately clear.</p><p>Vilkul had reported at least 15 explosions in Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown and a frequent target of Russian attacks.</p><p>There was no immediate comment from Russia, but the Russian defence ministry said that its air defence units destroyed nine Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over the waters of the Black Sea. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/russia">Russia</a> launched an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv, which provides the country with access to the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/black-sea">Black Sea</a>, and struck Kryvyi Rih in what Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday was the war's biggest drone attack on the city.</p><p>The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks over the Black Sea and against each other's energy targets, but it was not clear when and how the deals would come into force.</p><p>The mayor of Mykolaiv said there were emergency power outages early on Wednesday in the city, following a report by the region's governor that seven drones were destroyed overnight over the region.</p><p>It was not immediately clear whether the power cuts were precautionary or a result of the overnight attack on Mykolaiv.</p><p>Russia also attacked the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, igniting fires and damaging buildings but causing no deaths, the head of the city's military administration said.</p>.Russia has agreed to ensure safe navigation in Black Sea, Kremlin says.<p>The Ukrainian military said its air defence units had shot down 56 of 117 drones launched by Russia in the overnight attack. It noted that 48 drones were lost, referring to the Ukrainian military's redirecting them with electronic warfare.</p><p>"Apparently, this is how the occupiers 'want peace'," Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the military administration, wrote on the Telegram messaging app, describing it as the war's biggest drone attack on the city. "Most importantly, there were no deaths or injuries."</p><p><em>Reuters</em> could not independently verify the reports from Mykolaiv and Kryvyi Rih. The size of the attack on Kryvyi Rih and what was targeted there were not immediately clear.</p><p>Vilkul had reported at least 15 explosions in Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown and a frequent target of Russian attacks.</p><p>There was no immediate comment from Russia, but the Russian defence ministry said that its air defence units destroyed nine Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over the waters of the Black Sea. </p>