Zelenskiy is 'doing well' against Russia, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (June 24) said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was "doing well" in the conflict with Russia.

Ukrainian drones knocked out power in the biggest city in Russian-held Crimea on Wednesday and targeted facilities in central and ‌southern Russia, local officials said, underscoring the reach of Kyiv's attacks on energy infrastructure.

Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian oil refineries, depots and supply routes this year, prompting Russia's parliament on Wednesday to take action to curb growing fuel shortages in many regions.

Ukraine ​has said its strategy of targeting ⁠Russian energy facilities with long-range drones is aimed at sapping a key source of Russia's war funds and showing Russians the four-year conflict launched by Moscow is no longer distant.