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Mass Russian Strikes Batter Ukrainian Infrastructure, Blackouts Stretch to 16 Hours

The barrage coincided with U.S.-Ukrainian talks in Miami, sharpening European pressure on Moscow.

Overview

  • Ukraine reports more than 650 drones and 51 missiles, including Kinzhal weapons, hitting regions from the Kyiv area to Poltava’s Kremenchuk.
  • Energy and rail facilities were targeted, with Ukrenergo warning of 12–16 hour rolling outages for weeks and officials in Odessa citing thousands without heat and water.
  • Local authorities said three civilians were wounded in the Kyiv region as a strike damaged Fastiv’s rail hub and fires followed hits on critical sites in Chernihiv.
  • The attacks coincided with U.S.-Ukrainian negotiations in Miami on security guarantees and difficult territorial issues, and Zelensky is set for meetings in London with UK, French and German leaders.
  • Moscow called the raids retaliation for alleged Ukrainian “terrorism,” Kyiv claimed strikes on a refinery in Ryazan and an ammunition plant in Alchevsk, and Poland scrambled jets as a precaution with no airspace breach reported.