At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.

Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight, meaning another winter of power outages for Ukrainians as Vladimir Putin tries to crush their resolve. Holly Williams reports.

France's president condemns the attack and announces talks in London on Monday with Ukrainian, British and German leaders.

Fastiv, a key logistical hub near Kyiv, Ukraine, has suffered massive strikes as Russia attempts to paralyze the country's railways.

A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack damaged power facilities in eight Ukrainian regions, causing blackouts and forcing nuclear power plants to cut power output, officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday.

Mayor Vitalii Maletskyi, in a social media post, stated that officials were working to restore electricity, water, and heating in districts where supplies had been disrupted.

So far the attacks, which compromise VNC connections in OT systems, have not been particularly destructive, but this could change as they evolve.

The top Ukrainian negotiator said the most recent Russia peace talks in the U.S. with President Donald Trump’s team were “constructive” and he will now return to Kyiv to discuss the latest proposals with President Volodymyr Zelensky.