Russia Launches 450 Drones, 70 Missiles At Ukraine Ahead Of Abu Dhabi Talks
Attack struck power infrastructure across at least five regions, leaving over 1,000 buildings without heating during extreme cold, officials said.
Overview
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched about 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles overnight, targeting power infrastructure across at least five regions and wounding at least 10 people, according to his office.
The barrage came a day before U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 4-5, 2026, heightening tensions and undermining a temporary pause Moscow said it agreed to until Feb. 1, 2026, officials and Kremlin statements show conflicting accounts.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 1,170 apartment buildings in Kyiv lost heating and that the attack damaged residential buildings, a kindergarten and a gas station, according to the Kyiv city military administration and the State Emergency Service.
Ukraine’s DTEK energy company said the strikes hit its thermal power plants in Kyiv in the ninth major assault since October, while Ukrainian officials reported additional damage in Kharkiv, Odesa and Sumy regions, officials confirmed.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to attend trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 4-5, 2026, and Ukrainian leaders urged allies to send more air defenses as negotiations and investigations into strike impacts continue.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present this coverage neutrally: factual claims (strike counts, outages, casualties) are attributed to officials, evaluative terms appear in quoted statements (Zelenskyy, Culture Minister), and opposing perspectives (Kremlin response, Trump’s reported request) are included. The reporting prioritizes concrete impacts on civilians while separating editorial voice from source content.
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The attack targeted power infrastructure in at least five regions including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Sumy, damaging thermal power plants, residential buildings, a kindergarten, a gas station, and leaving over 1,170 apartment buildings in Kyiv without heating during extreme cold.
U.S.-brokered trilateral talks are scheduled for February 4-5, 2026, in Abu Dhabi, with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff attending, amid heightened tensions from the attack.
The barrage occurred a day before the Abu Dhabi talks and undermined a temporary pause that Moscow claimed it agreed to until February 1, 2026, with conflicting accounts from officials and the Kremlin.
Over 1,170 apartment buildings lost heating, affecting residents during extreme cold; at least 10 people were wounded, and damage included residential buildings, a kindergarten, and a gas station.
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