Hundreds of thousands of households in Ukraine were left without power on Sunday after Russia hit power infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions overnight, president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram.

“The ‌intensity of the ⁠strikes is very high, and the Russians are seeking to maximally ‌exploit the ​deficit ‌of ⁠ballistic missile interceptors,” ⁠Zelenskiy said.

Volodymyr Zelensky said around 120 representatives of the clergy were killed by the Russians and around 800 religious sites were destroyed or damaged by Moscow in their ongoing war in Ukraine.

“On purpose, not accidentally, in deliberate attacks on these people, on our churches, and on other religious institutions,” he said in a post on X.

“Around 800 religious sites were destroyed or damaged. Some of them were one thousand years old, subjected to massive drone and missile attacks – both cruise and ballistic.

“It’s awful and crazy. And this is not about money. This is about our heritage, history, art, and architecture. You can’t just renovate them. It is very painful for all of us, and of course for our clergy in the first place.”

A major Russian oil refinery in Kstovo in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast was reportedly targeted in an overnight drone attack, according to the Kyiv Independent.

Authorities in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region are taking all necessary measures to ensure fuel remains available at petrol stations following a “massive” drone attack that damaged an industrial ‌facility in ​the ‌region.

Russian investigators opened a criminal case on terrorism charges over a suspected Ukrainian attack on the industrial facility and civilian infrastructure in the Nizhny Novgorod region, governor Gleb Nikitin said.

In a post on Telegram, Nikitin said the “massive” unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attack resulted in “significant damage” to the facility.

Authorities in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region are taking all necessary measures to ensure fuel remains available at petrol stations, news agency TASS reported Sunday.

The ⁠actions follow a drone attack that damaged an industrial ‌facility in ​the ‌region.

Ukraine reportedly struck a major Russian oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, with drones in an overnight attack.

The Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery, one of Russia’s largest and located 800km from Ukraine’s border, caught fire after being struck by drones, according to local reports.

President Donald Trump has the war between Ukraine and Russia will come to an end in the not-too-distant future.

Trump also said he was willing to invite Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to the G20 summit in December in Miami.

“Yes, there’s no problem with that,” Trump told reporters.

The US has warned grain and energy shortages are “threatening the world” as it said there is growing international interest in facilitating a temporary ceasefire in the Black Sea.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration is reviewing proposals by ‌Turkey and India to get grain shipments ⁠moving.

India is pursuing discussions with Russia and Ukraine to prevent attacks on civilian shipping, restore grain exports through the Black Sea and protect energy infrastructure, Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar said.

He made the comments on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta, according to reports.

Jaishankar said prime minister Narendra Modi had discussed the conflict with Russian president Vladimir Putin in New Delhi and Bishkek.

An industrial facility in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region sustained significant damage after a large-scale drone attack, the regional governor said on Sunday.

Governor Gleb Nikitin did not ‌name the ‌facility, but said ⁠emergency services had been deployed.

The region is home to NORSI oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest.

The local ceasefire in Oleshky has shown that de-escalation efforts “are possible,” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

In a post on X, he said Ukraine is now preparing for trilateral talks with the US and Russia in November.

“Strong decisions are needed to bring peace,” he wrote. “At every level, Russia must be sent signals that there is no alternative to peace and that support for Ukraine will not diminish.

“This is all the more important given that a humanitarian operation took place in Oleshky, in the Kherson region, over the past few days.

“And it clearly demonstrates that de-escalation steps are possible when Russia is the one put in a position where it has to take steps toward de-escalation.”

Starved and exhausted Ukrainians said they “escaped from hell” as they arrived home from Russia-occupied territory on Saturday.

Hundreds of civilians have been evacuated from the town of Oleshky, crossing back into Ukrainian-held territory under a rare localised ceasefire aimed at preventing mass starvation on the southern frontline.

One evacuee, an elderly man in a wheelchair, said he had lost 20 kg over the past year, becoming so weak that he required hospital treatment. Another, Svitlana Yermakova, said that they had to eat grass to survive food shortages.