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Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.
Coming to you live from London.
James I'm James Kimarus Samy we begin today in Ukraine, where millions of people have spent the day without power after a massive Russian attack on the country's energy infrastructure.
According to the Ukrainian military, there were a total of 188 strikes overnight.
A combination of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles were responsible.
It's been another pummeling for a power grid that's taken blow after blow ever since Russia's full scale invasion began nearly three years ago.
Speaking in Kazakhstan, President Vladimir Putin threatened to target what he called decision making centres in Kyiv with a new ballistic missile called Areshnik.
And he characterised the overnight bombardment as a response to Ukraine striking Russian territory with Western supplied long range missiles.
Last night we carried out a comprehensive strike using 90 missiles and 100 drones.
These strikes on our part also took place in response to the ongoing strikes on Russian territory by American ATACMS missiles.
As I have said many times, there will always be a response from our side.
In Ukraine, President Zelensky used his nightly address to accuse President Putin of stepping up military actions not just to cause maximum hardship to the Ukrainian people, but to undercut US President elect Donald Trump's peacemaking plans.
Today in Kazakhstan, Putin once again promoted his missiles, his readiness to kill and destroy.
To the thousands of missiles that have already hit Ukraine, Putin apparently wants to add thousands more.
He does not need this war to end.
Moreover, Putin wants to prevent others from ending this war.