Russian strikes cut power and water in Kyiv as village death toll reaches 40

Russian attacks caused power and water outages across Kyiv on Wednesday, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the death toll in a southern Ukrainian village rose to 40, marking one of the deadliest strikes in nearly five years of war. The village of Komyshuvakha was hit by multiple Russian guided bombs Monday as residents waited for humanitarian aid, with 30 more people possibly buried in rubble. Russia launched 310 drones overnight, and Ukraine's air force reported downing or suppressing 272 of them. The attack followed a six-day ceasefire in Oleshky, the most significant truce since 2022, which allowed evacuations. Zelenskyy awarded Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga for humanitarian support, while EU and U.S. officials met in Brussels to discuss postwar reconstruction.