Russia Hits Ukraine Grid With 289 Drones Before Nov. 10 Abu Dhabi Talks

3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Nov 3

289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles hit Ukrainian power plants and substations overnight, knocking out electricity across Kyiv and at least six other regions a week before US-brokered talks resume in Abu Dhabi.
Three of DTEK's five thermal power plants were forced offline, Kyiv imposed emergency power cuts, and officials said strikes also disrupted water supplies, transport and facilities tied to the Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant.
33 people were killed in Monday's double strike on an aid centre in Komyshuvakha, Zelenskiy said, with about 50 still believed trapped under rubble; Dnipro also reported two dead and about 20 wounded.
Yaroslavl's major oil refinery caught fire in an overnight Ukrainian strike as Berlin hosted Zelenskiy, where Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Moscow had shown no sign of serious ceasefire negotiations.
The barrage came less than two days after a brief humanitarian truce in Oleshky ended and just before a flurry of meetings involving Ukraine, the US, NATO and European allies on security guarantees and a proposed prosperity plan.