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Russia launched a massive air attack on Ukrainian energy facilities overnight on Saturday (February 7), targeting electricity generation and distribution, Kyiv said.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv was not involved in the attempted assassination of Vladimir Alekseyev, First Deputy Head of Russia's Main Directorate of the General Staff (GRU), according to Reuters.
Russia carried out a mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Feb. 7, triggering emergency power outages across most regions, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
By Yuliia Dysa and Alina Smutko KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - When the Davydenko family woke up shivering through the night in their winter coats and hats, buried under several layers of duvets, they knew it was time to abandon their apartment in Kyiv.
Water vapour rises from residential buildings' autonomous heating systems during a power blackout and freezing temperatures, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
A top Russian military intelligence general was shot and wounded in a Moscow apartment building on Friday, in what Russia called an assassination attempt orchestrated by Ukraine. - 'Did not expect
Russian strikes left much of Kyiv without heat, water and power during freezing temperature, even as Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. held talks on ending the nearly four-year war.
Confusion reigned about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine after President Donald Trump said he asked him to stop.
U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, but Russia continues to pummel Ukraine and has not softened demands that Kyiv calls unacceptable.
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth year, the battlefield is no longer confined to drones and missile strikes along the frontlines. A series of assassinations on Russian soil suggests that a separate conflict is being fought far from borders.