Ukraine war briefing: Russia pounds power grid with seven killed in biggest energy attack in months

The Guardian reports that state power grid operator Ukrenergo said it had imposed emergency power cuts as a result of the attack in Kyiv and three surrounding regions[1]. The paper says this was "the first time such a measure had been imposed in the capital since the spring"[1].According to CBC, Ukraine's air force said that Moscow had deployed anti-ship and ballistic missiles and 188 drones, with five missiles and 155 drones intercepted.[2]Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said on X that "a combined strike of this scale hasn't happened since the end of last heating season,"[3] ABC News reports.The AP reports that Zelenskyy said the Russian attacks killed seven Ukrainian civilians and wounded 24[4]. The AP also reports that a boy was killed in an attack on a private home in Vyshhorod[4], according to regional head Tymur Tkachenko.According to the AP, the Russian Defense Ministry said its overnight attack hit a hydroelectric and a thermal power plant, an electrical substation, an energy storage facility and a data center.[4]France 24 reports that Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Moscow was "trying once again to turn cold, darkness, and disruption of normal life into weapons."[5]The Guardian reports that Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had recaptured 176 sq km (29.3 sq miles) of territory[1] since a counteroffensive near Lyman began. According to ABC News, some of the capital's tram and trolleybus services ground to a halt due to the outages[3].