# Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes as Zelenskyy urges air defense aid

https://mins.news/en/item/124884

- CGTN, 2026-11-01 13:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-11-01/Russia-Ukraine-trade-drone-strikes-as-Zelenskyy-urges-air-defense-aid-1RINjeeo4eI/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Zelenskyy said Russian strikes hit power infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions overnight, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without electricity, and urged the United States and European countries to speed up air defense deliveries. Russian officials reported significant damage to an industrial site in Nizhny Novgorod after a Ukrainian drone attack; Zelenskyy also said Ukraine struck the Kamensky plant in Russia’s Rostov region. Both sides reported drone interceptions and expressed opposing positions on a ceasefire covering energy targets.

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