Russia launched a massive assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, deploying hundreds of drones and numerous missiles in a major attack on the country's power grid, authorities said on Thursday, according to AP .

Emergency power outages occurred in various regions of Ukraine, and the state energy company announced that these blackouts will remain in effect till today, according to Russia Today.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House to request additional US-supplied air defense systems and long-range missiles.

As he weighs Zelensky's request for US missiles, Trump stated following Thursday's phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the two leaders plan to meet in Budapest, Hungary, in an eff

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