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

Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have left approximately 850,000 people without electricity across the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, according to Ukrainian officials. Over 600,000 residents in Dnipropetrovsk lost power after an overnight attack on an energy facility, with outages reported in Pavlohrad, Samarivskyi, Kamianske, Dnipro districts, and Dnipro city. Another 250,000 people in Kharkiv region were affected by a separate strike. Engineers are attempting repairs but face complications from repeated attacks, and no casualties have been reported. The strikes follow a massive attack that plunged five regions into darkness and hampered electricity transmission in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of escalating attacks ahead of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. Russia's Defence Ministry said it will continue striking Ukrainian fuel and energy infrastructure it claims supports the military.