selma abdelaziz is tracking developments from london. nic, first of all, this latest wave of attacks on ukraine, does it show a change in strategy? reporter: russia seems to be embarking on a war of attrition of ukraine s electrical generating capacity. this is something that is clearly intended to weaken the resolve of the ukrainian government and people, which it is not. it is also intended to make the winter here much harsher, but there is a reality. two hours ago we were broadcasting, there was a strike on kyiv, it hit a power plant and our broadcast went down because there was a ripple effect through the energy supply networks in the city and it s likely because this is atritional by russia, small stations day by day by day, kharkiv, to the west of here, dnipro to the south, that this
on mikolaiv. some casualties but that s only one attack. another one involves camicazi drones that the ukrainians say the russians are retaining from iran. something in the bucha district. some of the mikolaiv districts. you can see it s a big challenge. the big problems they can t replenish enough rockets and they need the western systems and need them fast. fred for us in kyiv. thank you, fred. russia s vladimir putin set to meet with turkey s president. and the idea of possible discussions. selma abdelaziz is reporting.
putin is in kazakhstan where he will meet today with his turkish counterpart. a kremlin aid said they are going to officially officiate. turkey is a member of nato but has stayed neutral throughout the conflict and a refrain from imposing sanctions on russia on the battlefield. we have new reports of massive shelling in the southern ukrainian city of mikolaiv. the mayor said a five-story residential building was hit and the two upper stories destroyed. they are searching the rubble for at least seven people who are missing. cnn s selma abdelaziz is following this from here. i m interested in this turkish move. there s an element of hope there, isn t there? absolutely. today president putin in kazakhstan. we ve already heard from president erdogan who gave an opening statement just this morning where he said his goal is it end the bloodshed.
28 missiles fired by russia on tuesday. he pray praised one soldier for bringing down two cruise missiles with a shoulder fired rocket. ukraine s energy minister said 1/3 of the facilities have been hit. they re working around the clock to restore power. russian state media report eight people have been detained in connection with the explosion on the bridge linking russia to crimea over the weekend. russia s federal security service claims it was a terrorist attack organized by the main intelligence department of ukraine s defense ministry. ukraine has yet to comment on the fsb claims. selma abdelaziz. if spies are involved, we re not going to hear anything. you re not going to get any
u.s. president joe biden issued a startling warning about the danger of nuclear threats from vladimir putin saying the world could, quote, face armageddon if mr. putin uses a tactical weapon trying to win russia s war on ukraine. now the u.n. nuclear watchdog is not giving a nod to russia s claims on europe s largest nuclear plant. raphael grossi said it s still considered a ukrainian facility. ukraine says its forces liberated 120 settlements in the northeast and south over the past two weeks while more e european military aid will be heading ukraine s way. it will include the type of howitzer made by his country. selma abdelaziz is keeping an eye on ukraine. first on that nuclear plant,