The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday its forces struck two power plants in Ukraine’s Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions. Russia has been striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure almost daily as temperatures fall. The strikes also hit a cargo ship off Odesa. The previous day’s missile and drone attacks caused widespread outages. The attacks occurred while U.S.-mediated peace talks were due to resume in a week. Ukraine’s emergency services and local officials reported additional strikes in Poltav

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday its forces struck two power plants in Ukraine’s Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions. Russia has been striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure almost daily as temperatures fall. The strikes also hit a cargo ship off Odesa. The previous day’s missile and drone attacks caused widespread outages. The attacks occurred while U.S.-mediated peace talks were due to resume in a week. Ukraine’s emergency services and local officials reported additional strikes in Poltava, Dnipro, Kirovohrad and Rivne regions and in Kyiv.