Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of turning its energy grid into a battleground and sparking a new wave of refugees from the country as Kyiv began curbing electricity consumption ahead of winter’s arrival. The United States meanwhile accused Iran of direct involvement in the war, saying it had sent personnel to occupied Crimea to help Russians operate Iranian-built suicide drones. “Tehran is now directly engaged on the ground, and through the provision of weapons that are impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine,” said White House national security sp…