Russian strikes knock out power and water in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

Cruise missiles hit infrastructure in what Ukraine says is revenge attack over recent rapid gains

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Russian strikes have knocked out power and water to much of the Kharkiv region, plunging its cities into darkness and cutting power in hospitals in what Ukraine described as an act of revenge" by Russia for its recent battlefield successes.

Over the last few days, Ukrainian forces have recaptured the majority of Russian-occupied territory in the region in a lightning offensive.