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Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russian forces plan new strikes on energy targets, bridges, infrastructure

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The Straits Times. (2026, November 6). Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russian forces plan new strikes on energy targets, bridges, infrastructure. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-russian-forces-plan-new-strikes-on-energy-targets-bridges-infrastructure

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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on November 6 that Russian forces were planning new strikes against energy facilities, bridges across the Dnipro river, and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. He stated that Ukrainian military defenses are being prepared for these anticipated attacks, emphasizing the urgency of receiving defensive systems like the US-made Patriot missiles from allied countries to protect Ukrainian cities. The approval by the US State Department to sell 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine is noted but with no immediate delivery expected until the early 2030s.
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Russian Forces Plan New Strikes
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Narrative

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that intelligence showed that Russian forces were planning new strikes against key targets and the Ukrainian military was braced for a tough mission.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-09
The missiles are, however, not expected to be delivered until the early 2030s.
2026-11-09 · The Straits Times
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russian forces plan new strikes on energy targets, bridges, infrastructure · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russian forces plan new strikes on energy targets, bridges, infrastructure Nov 6 - asserted
forces → plan → targets
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that intelligence showed that Russian forces were planning new strikes against key targets and the Ukrainian military was braced for a tough mission. asserted
military → say → mission
"We have intelligence at this time that Russia is preparing new strikes on energy, on bridges across the Dnipro, on civilian infrastructure," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. asserted
Zelenskiy → have → address
"The air force and the armed forces of Ukraine as a whole are preparing for defence. asserted
force → prepare → defence
Zelenskiy repeated his calls for allies to supply Ukraine quickly with missiles for the US-made Patriot system to defend Ukrainian cities. asserted
allies → repeat → cities
"Every day in the delivery schedule is critically important," he said. asserted
he → say → schedule
"We very much ask our partners not to postpone deliveries." asserted
We → ask → deliveries
Kyiv, along with other Ukrainian cities, has been subjected to near-constant attacks for several weeks. asserted
Kyiv → subject → weeks
Two major bridges in the capital were hit by Russian forces late last month. asserted
bridges → hit → forces
The US State Department said last week it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion. asserted
it → say → billion
The missiles are, however, not expected to be delivered until the early 2030s. asserted
missiles → expect → 2030s
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