Ukraine suffered widespread blackouts after Russia launched one of its heaviest attacks on the country’s power grid, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, officials said Thursday. The strikes crippled energy facilities across several regions, leaving millions without electricity as winter approaches. Days ago, a Russian strike on an energy facility in the town of Slavutych in Kyiv Oblast caused a several-hour blackout at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on October 1, according to the Energy Ministry. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, where he is expected to request more American-made air defense systems and long-range missiles to counter Russian attacks. Trump

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