![]() ![]() Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Sumy had only partially lost power, Zelenskyy said. In Sunday night's missile attacks by Russia, the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions seemed to bear the brunt. ![]() Oleh Syniehubov said Ukrainian troops have reclaimed control of more than 40 settlements in the region. One battalion shared a video of Ukrainian forces in front of a municipal building in Hoptivka, a village just over a mile from the border and about 19 kilometers (12 miles) north of Kharkiv. He said Ukrainian troops are only 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) from the Russian border. Valerii Zaluzhnyy, said its forces had recaptured about 3,000 square kilometers (1,160 square miles) since the counteroffensive began in early September. Kyiv's action in recent days to reclaim Russia-occupied areas in the Kharkiv region forced Moscow to withdraw its troops to prevent them from being surrounded, leaving behind significant numbers of weapons and munitions in a hasty flight as the war marked its 200th day on Sunday. ![]() Separately, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Russia-occupied south completely shut down in a bid to prevent a radiation disaster as fighting raged nearby. Cars drove through darkened streets, and the few pedestrians used flashlights or mobile phones to light their way. Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv appeared to be without power Sunday night. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the "deliberate and cynical missile strikes" against civilian targets as acts of terrorism. The bombardment ignited a massive fire at a power station on Kharkiv's western outskirts and killed at least one person. KYIV, Ukraine - Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing widespread outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive that has driven Moscow's troops from swaths of territory it had occupied in the northeast. We don’t see why we should forego an increase in salary to keep pace with inflation and help the privatised train companies make even bigger profits to send abroad.Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters put out the fire after a Russian rocket attack hit an electric power station in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. Wages are chasing prices, not putting them up. Excess profiteering is, but the government isn’t asking companies to cut profits or dividend payments to help manage inflation. It’s not unreasonable to ask your employer to make sure you’re not worse off for three years in a row.Įspecially as the train companies are doing very nicely, thank you, out of Britain’s railways, with handsome profits, dividends for shareholders, and big salaries for managers, and train drivers don’t want to work longer for less. We want an increase in line with the cost of living, we want to be able to buy, in 2022, what we could buy in 2021. With inflation running at north of 10% that means those drivers have had a real terms pay cut over the last three years. Many of our members, who were the men and women who moved key workers and goods around the country during the pandemic, have not had a pay rise since 2019. We don’t want to inconvenience passengers, our friends and families use public transport, too, and we don’t want to lose money by going on strike but we’ve been forced into this position by the companies, who say they have been driven to this by the Tory government. We’ve got a bit more from Mick Whelan on why Aslef members have decided to strike. Like any service or business, we must move with the times and cannot continue to ask taxpayers or passengers for more money when we should instead respond to the huge changes in travel behaviour post Covid. If you’re not able to travel, you can use your ticket either the day before or up to and including August 2, otherwise you will be able to change your ticket or claim a refund. While we will do all that we can to minimise disruption, if you are going to travel on the routes affected, please plan ahead and check the latest travel advice. Millions of passengers will have their weekend plans disrupted, particularly those who are working, or going to the Commonwealth Games or the first football match of the season. We’re really disappointed that the Aslef leadership has decided to impose yet more uncertainty and disruption for passengers and businesses in a week which has already seen a strike by the RMT. Steve Montgomery, the chair of the organisation, said: In response to Aslef, the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train firms, says it would be unfair to give drivers a raise as it would require asking passengers for more money ![]()
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