Russia said it launched a large overnight wave of strikes on Ukrainian defense, energy and infrastructure targets around Kyiv, while damage to a bridge and energy facilities disrupted heating and water supplies.

Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said the attacks damaged a major road bridge and energy facilities, killed a 66-year-old man and injured several others, including a child; the capital’s energy situation was described as extremely difficult.

Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted or neutralized 149 drones and four missiles, while reporting hits at 24 locations; Russia’s Defence Ministry separately claimed it intercepted 411 Ukrainian drones over Russia, Crimea and the Sea of Azov.

Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was intensifying attacks to pressure Ukraine and its partners ahead of planned trilateral talks with the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi, and that preliminary assessments indicated a North Korean-made KN-23 missile struck an important energy facility.

Envoys from Ukraine, the United States and Russia are due to meet in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday to try to restart negotiations, stalled since the war in the Middle East began in February.

Germany’s Pistorius voiced doubt that a ceasefire would come quickly, saying any agreement depended on Putin’s and Trump’s actions and stressing Ukrainian sovereignty and Europe’s role in security guarantees.

As winter preparedness becomes a point of dispute, Zelenskiy criticized preparations while Klitschko accused the central government of delaying an emergency plan for Kyiv.

Ukrainian emergency services raised the death toll from Monday’s Russian bombing of Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia region to 55; Ukrainian authorities said a three-tonne guided bomb struck a school being used as a shelter and humanitarian aid distribution point.

Ukraine’s general staff reported 190 clashes with Russian forces on Friday, including fighting around Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Lyman, Sloviansk, Kupiansk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Huliaipole.

US forces established a contingent in Estonia for roughly nine months as part of Baltic security measures near Russia.

At a rally in Le Bourget, Jean-Luc Mélenchon said proposals for territorial concessions in Ukraine should ask the affected populations whether they accept the resulting border.

Antonio Tajani said prorussian hackers posted his personal data on the dark web and sought information about his family, which he linked to Italy’s support for Ukraine; Giorgia Meloni called the incident extremely concerning, and Tajani said he would not be intimidated.