Zelensky said that Russia "is trying to divide Ukraine along the Dnieper".
Russian troops are "trying to divide Ukraine along the Dnieper" with attacks on bridges and the energy system, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said in a televised speech in the evening.
He also stated that the purpose of the Russian attacks is to "destroy people's lives, the lives of our cities and villages as much as possible."
The Financial Times, quoting a Ukrainian official, wrote that Russia's plan, according to data available in Kyiv, is not only to disrupt transport links and the supply of equipment and ammunition across the Dnieper, but also to reduce the distribution of electricity from the west of the country to the east. In the winter, he noted, this will lead to millions of the country's residents being left without electricity and heat.