Russian strikes on power plants cut electricity to 600,000 in Ukraine, kill six

Fact-check index: 78/100 — The casualty, power-outage, drone-interception, and Zelensky quote claims are all directly supported by the cited sources, though the article's framing of 'strikes targeted energy facilities' and the 'no advance warning' detail rely on an Independent headline not fully reproduced in the provided excerpt, and the analytical callout is an unsourced editorial addition.

• Russian missile and drone strikes overnight killed at least six people in Ukraine — Directly matches France 24: 'Heavy overnight Russian strikes killed at least six people in Ukraine.'
• Strikes cut power to 600,000 people — France 24 headline states '600,000 without power'; body says 'hundreds of thousands,' and headline gives the precise figure.
• Authorities said this Wednesday — Matches France 24: 'authorities said on Wednesday.'
• Russia's defence ministry said it downed 902 drones over Russian regions overnight, per Interfax — Matches France 24 verbatim: '902 drones over Russian regions overnight, Interfax news agency reported.'
• Zelensky said the strikes targeted energy facilities, including in Kyiv — France 24 headline attributes 'targeted' framing to Russia's own description ('Russia's "targeted" strikes on energy'), and The Independent headline says 'Putin hits Kyiv energy facilities,' but the full Independent article body (not provided, only headline/URL available) is not shown to confirm Zelensky's exact phrasing or Kyiv specificity.
• Allies had no advance warning of the strikes, per Zelensky — Supported by The Independent headline: 'Zelensky says allies gave "no warning" of strikes,' but only the headline is available in source material, not full article text confirming details.
• Why it matters: targeting Ukraine's grid before winter is a recurring Russian tactic; raises doubts about allied coordination and sharpens Europe's winter energy-security calculus — This is editorial analysis/commentary not found in or attributed to either cited source.