Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russia strikes power grid without warning from partners

Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure Monday, hitting 28 substations and leaving over 500,000 people without power, heat, or water, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding Kyiv received no early warning from partner countries. A 21-year-old woman was killed in the barrage on Kyiv. Zelenskyy faces recent U.S. policy shifts favoring Russia, including waived sanctions and a diesel import deal, while restrictions on SpaceX's Starlink service have slowed Ukrainian drone operations. A shortage of Patriot air defense systems has increased Ukraine's vulnerability, with delays in vital U.S. Defense Department supplies. Western intelligence sharing has been crucial for Ukraine's defense, though U.S. officials deny stopping it. Kyiv rejected potential trilateral U.S.-China-Russia talks on the war without Ukraine's participation, while Lithuania raised security alerts after an arson attempt at a Starlink base station.