of the aslef union, is part of a long running dispute over pay. ukraine s president, volodomyr zelensky says 6 million ukrainian households are still without power, after russia launched a wave of missile strikes across the country this week. the number of affected households has reduced but many have been left without light, water or heat as winter sets in. the bbc s ukrainian service correspondent in kyiv, zhanna bezpiatchuk, says the authorities have been urgently trying to restore water and electricity supplies. we know that so far, 75% of the ukrainian demand for electricity has been already met by the supply which has been restored in many regions and cities of ukraine. today we got to know that the city of kherson is on the grid again and that s very important news.
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rail passengers are facing more disruption this weekend as thousands of drivers from 11 train companies go on strike. the walkout by members of the aslef union is part of a long running dispute about pay. passengers are being advised to check their route before they travel. here s our transport correspondent katy austin. another strike and more disruption for passengers. with the train strike and there s no trains from hungerford to reading. so it is a 2.5 hour bus ride. it is understandable, but inconvenient, i would rather have it resolved quickly. this time it is train drivers walking out. their union says members still haven t been offered a pay rise and the government needs to help resolve the dispute. we don t want other workers suffering, we don t want the general public suffering going forward, but the only way we have got at this moment in time to reinforce our needs, other people s needs is to take the action we are taking.
running dispute about pay. passengers are being advised to check their route before they travel. here s our transport correspondent katy austin. another strike and more disruption for passengers. with the train strike and there s no trains from hungerford to reading. so it is a 2.5 hour bus ride. it is understandable but inconvenient, i would rather have it resolved quickly. this time it is train drivers walking out. their union says members still haven t been offered a pay rise, and the government needs to help resolve the dispute. we don t want other workers suffering, we don t want the general public suffering going forward, but the only way we have got at this moment in time to reienforce our needs other people s needs is to take the action we are taking. i would like to say we are closer to resolving the dispute, but the dispute still exists. some of the operators affected will run no trains at all, while others will only have limited services. it means thousands of people
it is difficult when you cannot call your family to it is difficult when you cannot call yourfamily to ask it is difficult when you cannot call your family to ask what is happening to them and where they are. the same was also with any news information. because mobile internet was not running. people did not know a lot in their city. rail passengers in britain are facing more disruption this weekend as thousands of train drivers go on strike. 11 companies are affected with limited or no services. the walk out, by members of the aslef union, is part of a long running dispute over pay. our reporter noor nanji has been at euston station in london today. here at euston station, it is open and that is because the tube is running and services on the london overground are also still running. that s after strike action there got suspended. but all other rail services here have been heavily disrupted by this strike. behind me, you can see representatives of the aslef union, the train drivers