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Russia bombards Ukraine power grid before Abu Dhabi talks; Merz urges Moscow to engage

Straits Times3 November 2026, 17:22 UTCRussia

KYIV/BERLIN, Nov 3 - Russia bombarded Ukraine's energy infrastructure in waves on Tuesday, knocking out power to swathes of the country with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, a week before US-brokered peace talks were due to resume.

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