Key Facts
- Russia launched massive overnight strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, plunging Kyiv and several regions into darkness as part of a broader campaign to cripple energy infrastructure ahead of winter.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over 3,100 drones, 92 missiles, and 1,360 glide bombs were fired in the past week — one of the heaviest bombardments since 2022.
- U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he is considering sending Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine after a “productive” call with Zelenskyy, prompting warnings from Moscow.
- Aid groups and church leaders urged restraint and renewed peace efforts as winter looms, with over a million people killed or injured since the war began.
Authorities say Russia has attacked Ukraine’s power grid overnight into Sunday, part of what Kyiv calls an ongoing campaign to cripple the nation’s energy infrastructure before the onset of winter.
Much of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, was plunged into darkness after Russian strikes hit the country’s largest private energy company, injuring at least two employees.
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said other power facilities were also attacked in the regions of Donetsk, Odesa, and Chernihiv, where emergency crews were struggling to restore electricity.
The latest wave of Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential buildings, and caused blackouts across large parts of the country on Friday.
Trump — frustrated that Moscow has resisted his proposed ceasefire plan — hinted he was considering sending medium-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
“I have sort of made a decision pretty much,” Trump said. “I think I want to find out what they are doing with them.”
The U.S.-made Tomahawk can reach targets up to 1,500 miles, or 2,400 kilometers, away, meaning that Moscow would be within range if such weapons were deployed in Ukraine.
Russia has demanded clarification from Washington and warned that any delivery of Tomahawks could further escalate the war.
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