Key facts
- Russia's defense ministry said the strikes early on Saturday targeted energy and transport targets.
- Zelenskyy said substations in five regions were targeted, including one linking two nuclear power plants to Kyiv.
- Zelenskyy said Kyiv's Northern Bridge was closed on Saturday for repairs to road surface and power lines.
- Zelenskyy told CNN the blueprint set out by Jared Kushner was 'Yalta 2.0', a reference to the 1945 summit.
- Kushner said in social media posts the talks would cover a new security framework for Europe and guarantees for Ukraine.
- Trump said on Friday a 'big beautiful agreement' could be close and would involve 'all of Europe'.
Russia attacked energy infrastructure in Kyiv and surrounding regions early on Saturday, November 7, 2026, injuring five people including a 14-year-old girl, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ukraine's president said Russia used 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles and accused Moscow of trying to "plunge Kyiv and the entire country into a blackout".
Zelenskyy said the city faced serious difficulties with electricity, water and heat supplies. The strikes targeted substations in five regions, including one connecting two nuclear power plants to Kyiv, he said. Kyiv's Northern Bridge, a key transport artery, was closed on Saturday as workers repaired damage to the road surface and power lines.
Russia's defense ministry said its strikes early on Saturday were against energy and transport targets. Since the summer it has stepped up air attacks on Ukrainian cities as its progress on the frontline has stalled, and Kyiv says Russia lost 54,000 troops killed or injured in October, the highest monthly loss of the war.
Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the US are due to meet on Tuesday and Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, for talks aimed at ending the war. Zelenskyy appealed to the US Congress, which the report said the Democrats won in the midterm elections, to pay more attention to Ukraine. "Ukraine must not be left alone. We are counting on increased bilateral support from the US," he said.
In an interview with CNN, Zelenskyy described the blueprint set out by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, as "Yalta 2.0", a reference to the 1945 summit between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill that divided postwar Europe. In social media posts, Kushner said the discussions would include a new security framework for Europe alongside guarantees for Ukraine, which the report described as an apparent reference to the Kremlin's demand that NATO's expansion be reversed.
Speaking on Friday, Trump said a "big beautiful agreement" could be close, involving "all of Europe". Zelenskyy told CNN: "The idea of discussing European-Russian security infrastructure is not simple, and it can be dangerous," adding: "We don't want to be divided by Russia." He said Moscow had to end its war first, with Ukraine given meaningful security guarantees, before wider security architecture could be considered.