facing shortages of electricity, water and heat following russia s bombardment of both civilian targets and infrastructure. ukraine president zelenskyy said yesterday since october 10th, russian attacks have destroyed 30% of ukraine s power stations and caused massive blackouts across the country. a ukrainian government minister says that over 400 sites in ukraine have been struck in that time. including 45 energy facilities. many of the attacks have hit thermal energy plants that generate steam for heating homes and businesses. residents there are being urged to conserve water and energy, while businesses are turning off illuminated signs and billboards as the country braces for entrances into what will be the eighth month of this war. meanwhile, reuters is reporting that the nation of iran has promised to provide russia with surface-to-surface missiles in addition to more drones.
energy plants that generate steam for heating homes and businesses. residents are being urged to conserve water and energy while businesses are turning off illuminated signs and billboards as the country braces for entrance into what will be the eighth month of war, willie. meanwhile, the commander of the russian invasion said his army might face, quote, hard decisions about its tenuous hold over the strategically important region of kherson. it was the first major city to fall to russian forces back in march. the new york times reports that the top russian commander in ukraine acknowledged the situation in kherson has been, quote, difficult, after the ukrainian army damaged two key connections to other russian-occupied territory. ukrainian forces have been moving slowly toward that region s capital, as part of a counteroffensive, intended to drive russian troops back over the dnipro river. the russian-installed deputy governor in the region announced thousands of civilians would b
parking lots and roadways made for bad driving conditions. had people wondering about a white halloween. i was hoping it would hold off to thanksgiving, but we ve seen snow on halloween before. reporter: while the temperatures may be dropping, the cost of heating homes is going up. the average cost to stay cozy indoors this winter is expected to rise more than 17%, about $200 over last year, thanks in part to the rising cost of natural gas. one energy expert we talked to said home heating prices here in texas could be up as much as 30% compared to last year. here in atlas, it s weather whiplash. it was in the 90s this past weekend and now parts of north texas are under a freeze warning. norah. o donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. and this winter blast is not over yet. most of you will have to bundle up for at least the next two days. for details let s bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather
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