Russian Missiles Kill 11 in Ukraine After Tank Pledge - The Moscow Times

The electricity supply in Kyiv stabilised by the afternoon, but in the southern region of Odessa on the Black Sea, "emergency power outages will continue," energy provider DTEK said.

The attacks delayed the visit of French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who arrived in Odessa to discuss aid with Ukraine's top diplomat Dmytro Kuleba.

Although Western countries have already sent Ukraine everything from artillery to Patriot anti-missile defense systems, tanks were long considered a step too far, risking a widening backlash fromRussia.

After a series of battlefield setbacks,Russiahas claimed gains on the eastern front, where Ukraine conceded that its troops had pulled out of the town of Soledar in the Donetsk region.

With Russian forces pushing forward, the chief of the UN refugee agency told AFP that Kyiv and European governments should prepare for a possible wave of people fleeing the fighting.

A blistering wave of Russian strikes targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure killed 11 people on Thursday, a day after Germany and the United States pledged heavy tanks for Kyiv.