Russian Strikes Kill Civilians, Trigger Rolling Blackouts

Russian overnight missile and drone strikes killed at least four people in Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk and wounded others, authorities said. Ukraine reported a large barrage — 79 drones and two Iskander ballistic missiles overnight, with 67 drones shot down as Moscow intensified strikes ahead of winter. The attacks targeted energy and gas infrastructure, triggering rolling blackouts and emergency shutdowns that left Donetsk oblast without power and cut supplies to parts of Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Chernihiv. Ukraine’s national energy operator warned of continued rolling power cuts as repair crews attempt fixes where security allows. Kyiv also struck back: a reported Ukrainian drone hit Russia’s Tuapse oil terminal, damaging two foreign vessels, sparking fires and damaging port infrastructure, though casualties there were limited. Analysts say both sides are escalating drone and missile use, making attacks more frequent and, in some cases, more effective.