Russia rains missiles on Ukraine after Trump names new envoy to conflict

Hours after President-elect Donald Trump selected a new special envoy to tackle a top campaign promise of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia fired a new barrage of missiles at Ukraine’s power grid, plunging parts of the country back into darkness.

Moscow’s missile attack Thursday morning — which consisted of 199 missiles and drones, according to Ukraine’s military — targeted the energy infrastructure in western Ukraine, causing power outages for at least 1 million people, local officials said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the bombardment was in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with U.S.-delivered missiles. Speaking Thursday at a meeting of a Moscow-led security alliance in Kazakhstan, Putin warned that Russian strikes on Ukraine could intensify and include “decision-making centers” in the capital.

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