KYIV — Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy grid with missiles and drones Tuesday, causing power outages in Kyiv and other major cities as temperatures dropped below freezing just a day after President Donald Trump restated that the Kremlin had agreed to pause power sector attacks. Energy operators have described it as the worst attack on the power sector so far this year. No missiles going into Kyiv or any other towns, and he’s agreed to do it. He said that Moscow launched some 70 missiles and 450 attack drones — several times the typical amount of missiles during an overnight barrage. Because of the strikes, DTEK said, it introduced “emergency power cuts” in parts of Kyiv.

Source: Washington Post February 03, 2026 21:32 UTC