# Russia strikes nine Ukrainian regions as tensions grow between Zelenskyy and Trump

https://mins.news/en/video/103089

- euronews, 2026-10-16 12:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cf34bGgX50

> Russia has struck nine Ukrainian regions. Heavy Russian bombardment of the power grid ahead of winter has become an annual feature of the war, aimed at weakening Ukraine’s will to fight by depriving civilians of heating and running water, as tensions between Zelenskyy and Trump grow.

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