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Minister: Russian Attacks on Ukraine Energy System Caused $1 Bln in Damages

Service men of the 13th Brigade of Operational Assignment of the NGU "Khartia" of the National Guard of Ukraine look at screens in a drone command point in Avdiivka direction, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Service men of the 13th Brigade of Operational Assignment of the NGU "Khartia" of the National Guard of Ukraine look at screens in a drone command point in Avdiivka direction, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Minister: Russian Attacks on Ukraine Energy System Caused $1 Bln in Damages

Service men of the 13th Brigade of Operational Assignment of the NGU "Khartia" of the National Guard of Ukraine look at screens in a drone command point in Avdiivka direction, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Service men of the 13th Brigade of Operational Assignment of the NGU "Khartia" of the National Guard of Ukraine look at screens in a drone command point in Avdiivka direction, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Recent Russian massive drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian energy system have caused more than $1 billion worth of damage to the sector, Ukraine's energy minister German Galushchenko said on Sunday.
Since March 22, the Russian forces have been attacking Ukrainian thermal and hydropower stations as well as main networks on an almost daily basis, leading to blackouts in many regions.
"Today, we are talking about the amounts of losses for more than a billion dollars. But the attacks continue, and it is obvious that the losses will grow," Galushchenko said in a statement, according to Reuters.
Galushchenko said the main damage was to thermal and hydro generation facilities, as well as power transmission systems.
"The system is stable for today, but the situation is quite complicated," he said, adding that thanks to favorable weather conditions, the energy system is currently being supported by wind and solar power generation.

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Heavy Rain and Flooding Kill at Least 62 in Northern India

People wade through floodwater as submerged vehicles remain abandoned along Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 September 2026. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
People wade through floodwater as submerged vehicles remain abandoned along Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 September 2026. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
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Heavy Rain and Flooding Kill at Least 62 in Northern India

People wade through floodwater as submerged vehicles remain abandoned along Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 September 2026. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
People wade through floodwater as submerged vehicles remain abandoned along Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 September 2026. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

At least 62 people have died after days of heavy rain and flooding in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, officials said Monday.

The state government said 46 people were injured and more than 1,000 houses were damaged after three days of heavy rainfall caused flooding in several districts, reported The Associated Press.

Schools were closed Monday in parts of the state, including the capital, Lucknow, while rescue teams moved people from flooded areas to safer locations. Residents were advised to avoid unnecessary travel through waterlogged areas and stay away from fast-flowing rivers, streams and drains.

Rainfall was expected to ease from Monday as a weather system over the Bay of Bengal weakened, said Atul Kumar Singh, a senior scientist at the Regional Meteorological Center in Lucknow. Light rain could continue in eastern and western parts of the state through Tuesday, he said.

Flooding also affected the eastern state of Odisha, where more than 75,000 people were evacuated to safer areas, officials said.

In neighboring Nepal, 21 people died in weather-related incidents from Thursday through Sunday, the country's disaster management agency said. Five people remained missing and five others were injured, while floods and landslides damaged 194 houses.

Nepal is recovering from devastating August floods that killed more than 1,400 people and left nearly 6,000 missing.

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Russia is Seen to Be Planning More Sabotage Acts, EU's Top Diplomat Says

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
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Russia is Seen to Be Planning More Sabotage Acts, EU's Top Diplomat Says

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)

Intelligence reports show Russia is planning more acts of sabotage in Europe, EU foreign policy chief ‌Kaja ‌Kallas said ‌on ⁠Monday.

"We need to ⁠be vigilant because we see in the intelligence that ⁠Russia is planning ‌more ‌sabotage acts ‌and attacks ‌against our democracy - to divide our society, to ‌intimidate our societies (into) refraining to help ⁠Ukraine," ⁠Kallas said before a meeting of EU defense ministers in Brussels according to Reuters.

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Eight Dead in Thailand Floods Since Mid-September

People wade through a flooded market in Bangkok, Thailand, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
People wade through a flooded market in Bangkok, Thailand, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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Eight Dead in Thailand Floods Since Mid-September

People wade through a flooded market in Bangkok, Thailand, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
People wade through a flooded market in Bangkok, Thailand, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Eight people have died in flooding in Thailand since September 16, although none in the capital Bangkok which declared a disaster this weekend following heavy rains, the government said Monday.

The eight died in eastern provinces -- five in Sa Kaeo, two in Chanthaburi and one in Saraburi -- according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), which did not give further details.

Not including Bangkok, more than 500,000 housesholds and 1.7 million people across 27 provinces in the Southeast Asian country have been affected by flooding, the DDPM said.

A further 52,000 households were impacted in the capital, which on Saturday declared a city-wide disaster after almost 48 hours of heavy rain swelled canals and flooded roads.

No deaths have been officially reported in Bangkok, and the DDPM said water levels had stabilized.

However, AFP reporters saw heavy rain and flooding in at least one eastern neighborhood, with residents wading through thigh-high waters.

Schools have been closed and people urged to work from home -- a call that many heeded, with streets and public transport networks noticeably quieter on Monday morning.

"Some areas in Bangkok are still facing high water levels," government spokesman Ekkapob Pianpises told a news briefing.

Drainage systems had reduced water levels to the point that more people could travel, he added.

Thailand is used to wet weather and September is the peak of the rainy season, but many residents said this year seemed worse than previous ones.