Russian strikes on Kyiv's power grid cause blackouts and water shortages

Russia launched a major overnight attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, using 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles, causing blackouts and water shortages in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of trying to plunge the capital and the country into darkness ahead of peace talks. The strikes targeted electricity substations in five regions and damaged the Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River, leaving five people injured. Zelenskyy appealed for increased US support, while Ukrainian officials say the Kremlin aims to freeze civilians into submission during winter, calling it a war crime. Russia and Ukraine are due to meet with US negotiators in Abu Dhabi next week, but Kyiv is skeptical of the talks. Zelenskyy dismissed a plan by Jared Kushner as "Yalta 2.0," warning that discussing European security with Russia could be dangerous and must follow an end to the war.