Russian drones batter Kyiv region for second straight day as 258-drone barrage hits apartments and warehouses

Russia lost 6,000 more troops than it could recruit last month, yet Putin is doubling down — firing over 360 missiles since July alone in a drive to shatter Ukrainian morale before winter. Friday's strikes damaged 14 warehouses, 16 houses and three apartment buildings across the Kyiv region, killing one person, with rescuers hit by a deliberate "double tap" drone strike mid-rescue. Western officials warned the Kherson power plant shutdown points to a deliberate strategy to weaponise the cold season.