Russia hammers Ukraine after halt announced by Trump, plunging thousands into frigid dark on eve of talks
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Massive Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine Before Peace TalksOn Feb 3-4, Russian attacks disabled Kyiv's power to 1,170 buildings amid freezing weather, days before US-Russia-Ukraine talks resume.
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- Russian forces launched over 450 drones and 60 missiles against Kyiv’s energy facilities just before trilateral peace talks resumed.
- The attacks left thousands of residents without heating as temperatures dropped to minus 7 degrees Fahrenheit.
- A brief one-week ceasefire on energy infrastructure, agreed at late January talks, ended prior to these new strikes.
- Ukrainian officials and NATO reaffirmed their resolve to endure the conflict and pursue a fair peace despite escalating assaults.
Putin has long thought he could wait us out, that Ukraine was weak, that your supporters would grow weary, that our will would falter.— Mark Rutte, during a visit to Kyiv, in his address to Ukraine's parliament.
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