Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight target electricity infrastructure, leaving about 600,000 people without power in Kyiv and other regions, Ukrainian officials say. Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo begins emergency repairs and introduces hourly power restrictions across Kyiv and eight oblasts after damage to power facilities.
Casualty reports in the outlets converge on at least six deaths, with officials citing deaths among residents in multiple areas. Several sources say the strikes hit “critical” infrastructure and describe them as widespread across Ukraine. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy also says the attacks occur despite an “energy ceasefire” referenced by US President Donald Trump, and that Ukraine received no warning from Western allies before a strike on a Kyiv power plant. Outlets differ mainly in emphasis—some focus on the scale of the blackout and repairs, while others highlight questions about intelligence warning and the alleged “ceasefire,” but all report the same overall pattern of power outages and strike damage.
