Russia says it hit Ukrainian steel plants and power infrastructure overnight

The Russian defence ministry announced on Saturday that it had launched a substantial overnight assault on Ukrainian infrastructure targets, including the country's largest steelworks situated in Kryvyi Rih. The industrial facility, owned by the global steel corporation ArcelorMittal, had temporarily halted operations in September following a sequence of Russian ballistic missile strikes.

According to the ministry, the targeted steelworks provided steel products to the Ukrainian military-industrial sector. The ministry further reported that Russian forces had struck an electricity substation in Zhytomyr, a city in the northwest, and another steel plant in Zaporizhzhia, located near the frontline. Additionally, a cargo vessel in the Black Sea was struck, purportedly carrying military supplies intended for Ukraine's Odessa port. However, Reuters was unable to independently verify the ministry's report.