Ukraine says Russia ramps up strikes to pressure Kyiv at talks — SkimNews
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- Russia launched 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles overnight, according to Zelensky, including KN-23 missiles he said were manufactured and supplied by North Korea; one key energy facility was damaged.
- Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said a “massive attack” on numerous energy facilities left consumers without power in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Kharkiv regions and hampered transmission around Kyiv.
- Zelensky said the Nov. 7 timing of the barrage showed Russia was trying to pressure Ukraine and its partners ahead of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10–11.
- Russian Defence Ministry said it struck military-industrial, energy and transport facilities in Kyiv and nearby areas, while Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported damage to a key bridge and called the energy supply “extremely difficult.”
- Patriot interceptors remained in “significant shortage,” Zelensky said, as he urged the United States to increase its aid because it was best positioned to address the gap.
Why it matters: For Ukraine and its U.S. negotiating partners, Zelensky’s account makes the timing itself material: 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles were launched days before the November 10–11 Abu Dhabi talks, while outages across five regions left the energy supply “extremely difficult.”
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