Russia has launched a new wave of attacks on Ukraine, causing damage to several energy infrastructure sites, while Russia, Ukraine, and the United States are scheduled for a tripartite meeting in Abu Dhabi next week. Tags: [Russia, Ukraine, energy infrastructure, tripartite talks, Abu Dhabi]
On 7 Nov 2026 GMT+7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that Russia conducted a new overnight air assault into Saturday, deploying over 170 drones and more than 30 cruise missiles. This impacted energy infrastructure across 12 regions, causing power outages in Kyiv, water cuts in some areas, and heating system disruptions amid dropping temperatures and initial snowfall.Tags: [Ukraine, Russia, air assault, drones, energy infrastructure, Kyiv, power outage]
The latest Russian attacks caused at least nine injuries nationwide, including one child. Residential buildings in Kyiv, the North Bridge, and a kindergarten also sustained damage.Tags: [injuries, Kyiv, infrastructure damage, North Bridge, kindergarten]
Initially, Kyiv authorities had to cut water supplies after the attacks, but Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that water systems are now mostly restored, and about 60% of apartment buildings have heating restored.Tags: [Kyiv, water supply, heating systems, Vitali Klitschko]
Meanwhile, substations linking the Rivne and Khmelnytsky nuclear power plants to Kyiv and central Ukraine were damaged, as were substations in other regions such as Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, and Dnipro.Tags: [nuclear power plants, substations, Rivne, Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Dnipro]
This wave of attacks occurred ahead of scheduled tripartite talks in Abu Dhabi next week involving representatives from Ukraine and Russia. Zelensky sarcastically remarked that Russia prepares for talks by attacking Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.Tags: [tripartite talks, Abu Dhabi, Ukraine, Russia, Zelensky, infrastructure attacks]
On Thursday, 5 Nov 2026 GMT+7, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump welcomed delegations from Russia and Ukraine at the White House, calling for a more sustainable ceasefire following a successful six-day temporary truce in the city of Oleshky, Kherson region, which allowed hundreds of civilians to evacuate.Tags: [Melania Trump, White House, Russia, Ukraine, ceasefire, Oleshky, Kherson]
"The lives of innocent people must come before the conflicts of war. I hope Oleshky will inspire a broader peace," Melania Trump said.Tags: [Melania Trump, peace, Oleshky, war, civilians]
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