Russia strikes Kyiv energy sites as aid convoy reaches Oleshky

Russia struck energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv on Friday, according to Russian officials, while an aid convoy moved overnight toward the besieged Russian-held town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine carrying food and medical supplies. The strikes on Ukrainian capital-area facilities mark a continued escalation, as a localised truce in Oleshky held for a third day, allowing the humanitarian mission to proceed with the expectation of arrival on Friday, per officials from both countries. On Thursday, a Russian drone hit a railway platform in Dnipro, killing at least 14 people, an attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called "horrific" and a demand for action from Kyiv's allies.