was killed. cnn s selma abdelaziz is live in london. how is ukraine dealing with the aftermath of yesterday s devastating missile attack? reporter: so devastating were the strikes that neighboring moldova lost electricity. that s how hard the power grid was hit. let s start by taking stock of the consequences of that. yes, many of those missiles shot down by ukraine s air defense systems, rather. those that were able to hit their target, that caused really huge damage. nearly every single electricity consumer in ukraine was cut off from power at some point yesterday. in the capitol kyiv, almost every single resident was cut off from running water. some of that has been restored. emergency workers have been working around the clock through the night and they have been able to bring back some services, but for president zelenskyy, this was yet another violation by the kremlin. he called an emergency security
council meeting yesterday. that was granted and he did address the security council yet again accusing russia of terrorism, of war crimes, of essentially trying to ramp up civilian suffering in an attempt to break the resistance, break the will of ukrainians. president zelenskyy said that s absolutely not going to happen but that s what you re going to see happen more and more here. two front more. the actual battlefield and ukrainians relying on their partners ever more to try to keep the very basics going, water/power. selma abdelaziz, thank you. more protestors at the world cup. why germany s players covered their mouth. liz cheney pushing the final report on donald trump but she s getting push back. we ll explain all of this nenex coming up.
looking at similar numbers on his side. mill li said russia is considering moving out of kherson. moscow has ordered forces to withdraw west of the dnipro river. selma abdelaziz joins us with the latest. there s some suspicion why russia is pulling out and whether or not it s a trap, selma. reporter: absolutely, max. overall, this is a stunning admission of defeat. ukraine appears to be reaping the rewards. they ve taken a village south of mikolaiv on the path to kherson city itself. don t expect everything to change overnight here, max. as you said, president zelenskyy said he s going to proceed cautiously. in his nightly address he said
a buildup for a big battle for the city that president putin has illegally annexed. you can imagine he s not going to let go of it easily. it s important to know, christine, there are tough repo reporting restrictions. it s very unclear what s happening there. ukrainian officials accusing russia of muddying the waters, sending disinformation with the reports that troops are going to pull out to lure ukraine s forces into the city of kherson, lure them into getting into that city. but ukraine ians don t expect anything to change overnight. this will be an extremely tough battle for ukraine especially looking at the winter months. selma abdelaziz, keep us po posted. quick hits. 2300 pound unmanned rocket will be tested.
supported by russia and putin. it could be the other way around this time? uh-huh. it s a huge election, this mid-term, isn t it, ahead of the presidential election. on the front lines, ukrainian troops are facing a big question as well. could it be a major victory or a dangerous trap? ukrainian forces have been advancing towards the southern city of kherson. a top pro russian official has suggested they will likely pull out of the strategic city. ukrainian officials say they are not necessarily buying that. it could be a statement to lure their forces into a trap. for more, selma abdelaziz joins us live from kyiv. there are mixed messages on this. we ve heard from russsian officials they re planning to leave kherson. the british russian military said they could be shooting troops that dessert from kherson. what do you understand about the