MELITOPOL - Power outages have been recorded in almost the entire Zaporozhye region, Governor Yevgeny Balitsky reported. „Emergency power cuts have affected almost all localities in Zaporozhye region. Repairs are underway,“ the official wrote on Max. Two of the region's largest cities, Melitopol and Berdyansk, have no electricity.

Furthermore, the leadership of the Donetsk National Republic has declared that the Ukrainian political landscape has become a „scorched field“ because the Kiev regime has liquidated those who could stand up to it, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) head Denis Pushilin said in an interview.

„First, I would like to comment on whether such statements by prisoners (about the need for a change of power in Ukraine) have sparked a debate. Of course it has. Do I believe that any quick actions or changes are now possible in Ukraine? Unfortunately, no. Why? Because it has become a scorched field. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has been working since 2014 to destroy the real leaders who could defend themselves and lead the people, or they have been left to rot in prisons,“ Pushilin said.

He added that the Kiev regime had proved effective in eliminating political opponents. „I believe the regime is now acting quite effectively in the sense that it is bribing or intimidating notorious figures, some of whom are also killed on the battlefield. We have absolutely seen that as well,“ the regional chief concluded.

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