Attacks leave much of Kharkiv without electricity while diplomatic pressure mounts over possible peace talks.
Russian drone and missile attacks have left around 80 percent of Kharkiv without electricity, Ukrainian officials said, as freezing temperatures grip the country and renewed strikes target energy infrastructure. The assault on Ukraine’s second largest city injured at least two people and hit a key energy facility overnight, with temperatures dropping to minus 14 degrees Celsius. Similar attacks in recent weeks have disrupted heating and power in Kyiv, adding to civilian hardship during the coldest period of the year.
NATO secretary general Mark Rutte warned on Monday that Ukraine is facing its «harshest winter» in more than a decade, urging European lawmakers to show flexibility in mobilising financial support.
