Ukraine claims energy facilities were attacked by Russian troops; Russia claims drone strikes were launched.

Xinhua News Agency, Kyiv/Moscow, October 23 - The military governors of Odesa and Zhytomyr regions in Ukraine stated on the 23rd that local energy facilities and civilian infrastructure were attacked by Russian forces from the evening of the 22nd to the early morning of the 23rd. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 23rd that Russian forces launched drone strikes on multiple locations in Ukraine early that morning and attacked a cargo ship transporting goods for the Ukrainian military.

The military governor of Odesa region, Kiper, stated on social media on the morning of the 23rd that Russian forces attacked the energy facilities and civilian infrastructure of the private energy company DTEK located in the region.

DTEK announced on social media that one of its thermal power plants was subjected to a large-scale attack, resulting in severe damage to the equipment, and the thermal power plant has ceased power generation. DTEK stated that since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, its power plants have been attacked more than 230 times.

The military governor of Zhytomyr region, Bunechko, said on social media that the energy facilities in the region were also attacked from the evening of the 22nd to the early morning of the 23rd. As of 7 a.m. on the 23rd, over 900 residential areas in the region were still without power, and local critical infrastructure was operating using backup power sources.

The Russian Ministry of Defense released a report on the 23rd stating that Russian forces used drones to attack a cargo ship sailing in the sea in Odesa region, which was transporting goods to the Ukrainian military. Russian forces also attacked the docking stations, storage locations, and related infrastructure of unmanned boats at the port of Vylkove. In Poltava region, Russian drones attacked a railway freight yard used for storing and repairing military equipment.