Russian strikes cut power for 850,000 in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions

Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have left nearly 850,000 people without electricity in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, as the country braces for another winter of war. Overnight attacks damaged key energy facilities, leaving over 600,000 residents without power in Dnipropetrovsk and nearly 250,000 in Kharkiv, according to local authorities and provider DTEK. Repair efforts are underway but complicated by repeated strikes. The strikes follow a large-scale attack that disrupted power in five regions and Kyiv. President Zelensky accused Russia of intensifying pressure ahead of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, with freezing temperatures raising concerns over winter supplies.