Russia and Ukraine struck each other's energy infrastructure overnight. Emergency power cuts hit Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast after Russian attacks, leaving more than 350,000 people without power, while a refinery in Novokuibyshevsk, Russia, caught fire after a Ukrainian drone strike. Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces destroyed two Russian Su-34 jets and warned Russia was preparing new ballistic missile attacks, urging allies to send more interceptors, especially for Patriot systems. At least 14 people were killed in an attack on a rail platform in Dnipro early Thursday, and a six-day local ceasefire in Kherson held for a third day. A new round of U.S.-brokered peace talks is expected in Abu Dhabi next month, while Reuters reported the Pentagon has told NATO allies to tone down public criticism of Russia.
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