Amid slow progress in counteroffensive, deputy defense minister acknowledges forces have been diverted due to Russian pressure in Kharkiv region

Strikes hit hospital, school, bus station, post office, bank, and residential buildings, says regional administration

Kyiv says its forces shot down all 16 kamikaze craft, with no casualties

3 wounded in capital Kyiv, including 14-year-old girl; most of Lviv without power; Ukraine military says attack included air- and sea-based cruise missiles

Rabbi Moshe and Miriam Moskowitz take festivities underground and into military hospitals, where they find a wounded Israeli and city residents looking for a reason to smile

From Ukraine to Taiwan, from Sao Paulo to Denver, menorahs light up Jewish communities as they celebrate the Festival of Lights

Energy provider imposes blackouts, warns recovery will take longer than usual due to extent of damage; Putin holds court with top military brass

Two killed after residential building struck in Zelensky's hometown, children among injured; electricity, water supply interrupted in Kyiv and Kharkiv

Kharkiv region worst hit with 112 villages cut off, says minister, after weeks of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure; more attacks expected as freezing winter sets in

Ukrainian president says repeated targeting of energy infrastructure is a form of terror attack; some hospitals running on backup generators