Cross-border strikes hit Russian and Ukrainian energy targets as Zelensky urges US reversal

New cross-border strikes hit energy targets in Russia and Ukraine overnight, with a massive Ukrainian drone attack killing one person in Saint Petersburg and Russian strikes leaving tens of thousands of Ukrainian families without power. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported Russian strikes on electrical infrastructure in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytsky and Odessa regions, killing at least two people and wounding twelve, including two children. Russia's air defense shot down 145 drones over the Leningrad region, the largest such attack since the war began. Zelensky expressed hope that US President Donald Trump would reverse recent decisions favoring Moscow, calling them "mistakes" and saying trust in Trump remains essential for Ukraine. The Kremlin dismissed the Ukrainian attack as a "manifestation of agony," while Kyiv says its strikes target Russia's hydrocarbon revenues funding the war effort.