Russia and Ukraine Trade Strikes as Talks Continue in Abu Dhabi

Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight airstrikes, with Russia bombing Ukrainian power plants and Ukraine striking a Russian Baltic Sea port, while negotiations continue in Abu Dhabi. Ukrainian drones hit the port of Ust-Luga, a key Russian oil and gas hub, causing a fire, while Russia reported downing over 600 drones and striking transformer stations in three regions, causing major power outages in at least eight Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv. Talks between American, Russian, and Ukrainian negotiators in Abu Dhabi were called positive, but a breakthrough remains unlikely as Moscow insists on occupying the entire Donbas region, which Kyiv rejects. A new prisoner exchange is being prepared, and EU diplomats are present but not at the table.