Russia bombards Ukraine power grid before Abu Dhabi talks; Merz urges Moscow to engage
Russian strikes knocked out power in several Ukrainian regions as U.S.-brokered talks were set to start, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Russia bombarded Ukraine's energy infrastructure with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, knocking out power across the country a week before US-brokered peace talks resume in Abu Dhabi.
- Russia's Defence Ministry stated its troops struck electricity facilities supplying military factories and the Ukrainian army, continuing a campaign to dismantle Ukraine's unified energy system as winter approaches.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported Russia launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles overnight, hitting power plants from Odesa to Rivne, while two people were killed in Dnipro.
- At a Berlin press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Zelenskyy appealed for additional air defenses, calling the timing "very telling" given the US congressional elections and warning that such terror must be stopped.
- Ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks, The European Commission will host a meeting Wednesday with the US, NATO, and European allies to discuss a "prosperity plan" and security guarantees for Ukraine.
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Russia once again bombed Ukraine with air strikes at night, according to Ukrainian figures, two people died. In addition, several substations were hit, in several regions the electricity went out.
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian electricity network operating company Ocrinergo announced a power outage in six regions as a result of Russian strikes targeting energy and infrastructure facilities.
Russia has launched another attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, while Russian, Ukrainian and American negotiators began two days of talks in Abu Dhabi today to end the war. The post Russia hammers Ukrainian energy network appeared first on in.gr.
According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian airstrikes killed two people and caused extensive power outages.
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