Moscow launched the attacks a week before Russia-Ukraine-US talks are due to resume in Abu Dhabi.

Melania Trump will host Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House. The meeting follows a six-day humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky that she helped mediate.

KYIV, Nov 3 - Russia launched a sweeping, multi-wave bombardment of Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Tuesday, knocking out power to swathes of the country with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, a week before US-brokered peace talks are due to resume. Read more at straitstimes.com.