2 killed in Russia; Ukraine's energy infrastructure is targeted

At slightest 2 radical were killed successful a drone onslaught successful Russia's southwestern Saratov portion and parts of Ukraine went without powerfulness pursuing targeted assaults connected vigor infrastructure, section authorities said Saturday, arsenic U.S.-led bid talks connected ending the war press on.

The drone onslaught damaged a residential gathering and respective windows were besides blown retired astatine a kindergarten and clinic, said Saratov determination Gov. Roman Busargin.

Russia's defence ministry said it had changeable down 41 Ukrainian drones implicit Russian territory overnight.

In Ukraine, Russia launched overnight drone and rocket strikes connected 5 Ukrainian regions, targeting vigor and larboard infrastructure.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had sent implicit 450 drones and 30 missiles into Ukraine overnight.

"Thousands of families are present near without energy aft strikes past nighttime successful Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv regions," helium wrote connected Telegram.

In this drawback from a video provided by the Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine connected Friday, Dec 12, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy records a video astatine the roadworthy entering of Kupiansk, Ukraine.  Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine via AP

An onslaught connected the Black Sea metropolis of Odesa caused atom silos to drawback occurrence astatine the port, Ukrainian lawman premier curate and reconstruction curate Oleksiy Kuleba said.

Two radical were wounded successful attacks connected the wider Odesa region, according to determination caput Oleh Kiper.

Kyiv and its Western allies accidental Russia is trying to cripple the Ukrainian powerfulness grid and contradict civilians entree to heat, airy and moving h2o for a 4th consecutive winter, successful what Ukrainian officials telephone "weaponizing" the cold.

The latest circular of attacks came aft Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov said Friday that Russian constabulary and National Guard volition enactment connected successful eastbound Ukraine's Donbas and oversee the industry-rich region, adjacent if a bid colony ends Russia's astir four-year warfare successful Ukraine. This underscores Moscow's ambition to support its beingness successful Donbas post-war. Ukraine is apt to reject specified a stance arsenic U.S.-led negotiations resistance on.

Moscow volition springiness its blessing to a ceasefire lone aft Ukraine's forces person withdrawn from the beforehand line, Ushakov said successful comments published successful Russian concern regular Kommersant.

Meanwhile, Germany is acceptable to big Zelenskyy connected Monday for talks arsenic bid efforts summation momentum and European leaders seek to steer negotiations.

For months, American negotiators person tried to navigate the demands of each broadside arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump presses for a swift extremity to Russia's warfare portion increasing progressively exasperated by delays. The hunt for imaginable compromises has tally into a large obstacle implicit who keeps Ukrainian territory presently occupied by Russian forces.

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