New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Blackouts roll across Odesa and Kyiv as a Donetsk mall burns, a Russian refinery smolders in Ufa, and RAF aircraft trace a 12-hour line along NATO's rim.

Mascow - Russia Ukraine war day 1326: A predawn volley of drones and missiles lashed Ukraine's energy grid and cities for the second straight weekend, plunging parts of the south into darkness even as utility crews raced to reconnect lines before the workweek. In Kyiv and Odesa, outages and restorations have become the rhythm of daily life; officials and the private utility DTEK said service was restored to large swaths of the south by mid-day, part of a wider cycle in which crews repair by daylight and brace at dusk for the next barrage. The pattern is familiar af...