Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv struggles to stabilise ruined power grid after major Russian attack
The Guardian••world
Key Points:
- Engineers in Kyiv are urgently working to stabilize the city's power grid after recent Russian strikes, leaving residents without heat, water, and electricity amid severe winter cold.
- The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to address Russia's recent large-scale missile attack on Ukraine, with Ukraine's foreign minister condemning Russia's violations of the UN Charter.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy reported ongoing daily communications with the United States to negotiate a framework aimed at ending the war with Russia.
- Russian border regions, including Belgorod and Volgograd, have suffered significant damage and service outages from Ukrainian missile and drone strikes, impacting hundreds of thousands of residents and critical military fuel supplies.
- Russia claims to have retaliated by targeting
