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Odesa is without electricity after strikes by Russian 'kamikaze drones'

Workers repair high-voltage power lines cut by missile strikes near Odessa on December 7, 2022. © Oleksandr Gimanov, AFP

The United States has expressed alarm over a "full-scale defence partnership" between Russia and Iran involving equipment such as helicopters, fighter jets and drones putting Ukraine and other countries at risk. The city of Odesa is suffering its worst power outages after Russian "kamikaze drone" strikes on Saturday. Meanwhile, the three winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, who received their awards Saturday, called for the fight to continue unabated against Russian leader Vladimir Putin's "insane and criminal" invasion. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). 

This live page is no longer being updated. For more of our coverage of the war in Ukraine, click here.

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