Russia's Overnight Attack Hits Kyiv and Ukraine's Energy Grid

Russia launched an overnight attack involving 16 ballistic missiles aimed at Kyiv and surrounding areas and more than 200 drones across Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes killed people, damaged energy infrastructure and left hundreds of thousands of households without electricity, according to Ukrainian officials. The final casualty toll was not established in the reports. Ukrainian officials said more than 500,000 households lost power. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy put the figure at at least 550,000 and said more than 10 energy facilities were damaged in a single night. Repair crews were working at affected sites, he said. The reported missile and drone strikes reached several regions, including Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Volyn and Rivne. Zelenskyy said the attack also damaged a medical clinic, a school, a metro station and residential buildings. Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said Kyiv received no advance warning before the first missile strike. Zelenskyy also said Ukraine had received no advance warning from its partners. The accounts of US intelligence cooperation differed. Zelenskyy said intelligence sharing had resumed after a suspension lasting...