Russia and Ukraine to Hold US-Mediated Talks in Abu Dhabi as Strikes Hit Power Grid

Russia launched over 60 missiles and 289 drones against Ukraine overnight, striking power plants and substations in nine regions and disabling three electricity stations. Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down 309 Russian ordnance, with impacts recorded in 23 locations. A Russian airstrike on a humanitarian center in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, killed 29 people, wounded five, and left 48 missing. Emergency power outages were imposed in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, while an attack on a Kharkiv hospital wounded 62 people. Trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US are confirmed for November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi, with NATO, US, France, Britain, and Germany meeting this week in Brussels to discuss ending the war. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a possible provocation at the Kaliningrad border was thwarted.