Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Putin declares martial law in four illegally annexed regions of Ukraine

Ukrainian officials held a high-level strategic meeting on energy supply security Wednesday at which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and national and local leaders talked through measures to “eliminate the consequences if the energy system of Ukraine were disabled,” according to a presidential statement.

Zelensky had said the day before that about a third of Ukraine’s power stations had been destroyed by Russian forces since Oct. 10.

Attending the meeting with Zelensky were Ukraine’s prime minister, energy minister, internal affairs minister, community and territorial development minister, and members of the State Emergency Services, energy company representatives and local government officials, according to the statement.