Ukrainian cities without power as Russia strikesTALKS? Russia pounded Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles overnight, targeting energy systems and injuring at least seven people in the capital, Kyiv, and the cities of Dnipro and Odesa, officials said. Ukraine’s major private energy company DTEK said that Russia attacked its thermal power plant overnight, causing significant damage to the plant’s equipment. Two people were hurt in a “massive” attack on Kyiv, which also hit various buildings, city Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Ukrainian officials have met Russian officials under US mediation in Abu Dhabi in the latest US push to end the war.

Source: Taipei Times February 12, 2026 16:06 UTC