Russian forces targeted all three of Kyiv's thermal power plants during overnight strikes, according to Le Monde.fr. The attacks came despite a call for a ceasefire from Donald Trump.
The strikes are part of a wider wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine, Orange Actualités reports. The same reporting says Ukraine is growing concerned about the level of support it can expect from Washington.
The strikes cut electricity to around 600,000 Ukrainians during the night, according to 20 Minutes. That figure covers the immediate impact of the overnight attacks and does not account for any further outages.
Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, Le Parisien reports. In his words, Ukraine is no longer receiving alerts. The halt in intelligence sharing matters because it affects Ukraine's ability to warn its population ahead of incoming attacks.
The strikes and the intelligence cutoff point to the same underlying question: how much backing Kyiv still has from its most important ally. Trump's ceasefire appeal, made before the overnight attacks, did not prevent Russia from carrying them out.
Le Monde.fr and other outlets are covering the situation as a live story, so casualty figures, damage assessments and the full scope of the power outages are likely to be updated as more information becomes available.
What to watch next: whether Washington restores intelligence sharing with Kyiv, and how Ukraine's air defenses cope with further strikes on energy infrastructure as winter approaches.
