Utility Battles: Renewables vs. Reliability

0:00It's April 6th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Global News Today, your AI-powered world briefing. A Russian drone strike hit Odessa hard overnight, killing two women and a two-year-old toddler and a damaged apartment block. Rescuers pulled four survivors from the rubble under floodlights, while 11 others ended up in hospitals, including a pregnant woman and two young. At the same time, Ukraine fired back with long-range drones at Russia's Big Black Sea oil port and Novorossiusk, sparking fires in four tanks and wrecking pipelines and berths. Meanwhile, Russian shelling tore through other spots like Karsin, where it killed an elderly woman and injured three more with shrapnel and blasts. Drones and strikes also hit Nika Pol and Karkeev, hurting several people in leaving 162-year-old in critical condition after smashing. Buildings and a pharmacy. The human toll keeps mounting, with over 15,000 civilians dead since Russia invaded four years back, per United Nations counts.

1:00Zelensky called out the past week's barrage of over 2,800 drones, 1,350 glide bombs, and 40 plus missiles pounding Ukraine's cities and power grids. Now Ukraine's pushing its own drone game, striking oil sites deep in Russia up to 900 miles away to crimp their exports and war cash. Ukraine defences down 50 Ukrainian drones that night, but Ukraine claims hits on a black sea frigate and drilling rig with no word yet, from Moscow. Zelensky warns the Middle East wars sucking away vital air defenses like Patriots that Ukraine needs, as Russia shows no signs of slowing. Down partners got to step up to boost those intercepts and keep the fight going.