Kyiv appeals to Poland for urgent help after sweeping Russian hit on Ukraine’s power grid

Ukraine asked Poland for emergency energy assistance after Russia launched a massive attack damaging energy infrastructure, including the Burshtynska and Dobrotvirska power plants in western Ukraine, triggering widespread outages as cold weather bites; restoration will begin once security allows, and Poland briefly suspended flight operations at Rzeszow and Lublin as a precaution to keep military air traffic flowing.