KYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities with dozens of missiles and drones during the night, officials said Friday, hobbling the country's ability to deliver heat and light to its citizens and to power weapons factories vital to its defenses.

The overnight barrage pounded residences and wounded at least 10 people. It came days after the U.S. suspended military aid and intelligence to Ukraine as the Trump administration pushes for a peace deal in the three-year-old war and in the wake of a stunning blowout between the U.S. and Ukrainian leaders in the Oval Office one week ago that left a minerals deal set to be signed between the two countries in shambles. 

Without U.S. intelligence, Ukraine's ability to strike inside Russia and defend itself from bombardment is significantly diminished.

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media he was "strongly considering" placing additional sanctions on Russia to force it into peace talks with Ukraine.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office later, the president remarked that Russia was “bombing the hell” out of Ukraine at the moment and nodded to his “very strong” social media statement earlier that was meant to send the message that they “can’t do that.” 

Asked if he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking advantage of Ukraine’s current position after the decision by the U.S. to pause aid and intelligence sharing, Trump said he was “doing what anybody else would do.” 

“I think he wants to get it stopped and settled, and I think he’s hitting him harder than he’s been hitting him,” Trump continued. “And I think probably anybody in that position would be doing that right now.” 

As U.S. and Ukrainian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss an end to the war next week, the president added that he is “finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine,” despite the country “not having the cards” in negotiations. 

“In terms of getting a final settlement, it may be easier to dealing with Russia, which is surprising, because they have all the cards,” he said. 

Trump stressed that he has to “know that they want to settle” before giving Ukraine help with air defenses amid the pounding from Russia. 

“If they don’t want to settle, we’re out of there,” he said. 

Ukraine is having a tough time on the battlefield. An onslaught by Russia's bigger army is straining short-handed Ukrainian forces at places along the 600-mile front line. The country came under a "massive missile and drone" attack overnight, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko wrote on Facebook.

Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine's power grid during the war. The attacks have depleted electricity generation capacity and disrupted critical heating and water supplies. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of "weaponizing winter" in an effort to erode civilian morale.

Zelenskyy on Friday won the support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Ukraine's proposals to take some first steps toward stopping the war, including a halt on firing missiles, drones and bombs at energy and other civilian infrastructure. Zelenskyy has also proposed ceasing combat operations in the Black Sea to allow safe shipping.

Erdogan said that he also wants the shooting to stop without delay.

"We support the idea of an immediate ceasefire and the cessation of attacks in the air and at sea as a confidence-building measure between the parties," he said in a video call with European leaders.

Zelenskyy first suggested those initial steps in a post on X on Tuesday, when he said that he was ready to work under President Trump's "strong leadership" to get a lasting peace.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that the energy supply is a legitimate target in the war, because it's "linked with Ukraine's military industrial complex and weapons production."

Russian air defenses downed 39 Ukrainian drones overnight, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Ukraine's largest private gas producer, DTEK, said that the overnight bombardment in the Odesa region was Russia's sixth attack in the past two and a half weeks on its facilities. Its plants in two other regions were also struck.

Russia fired 67 missiles from air, land and sea, and launched 194 strike and decoy drones, Ukraine's air force said. Their primary target was Ukraine's natural gas extraction facilities, it said.

For the first time, Ukraine deployed French Mirage-2000 warplanes delivered a month ago to help repel the attack, according to the air force. Ukraine also has Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets to shoot down Russian missiles.

Ukrainian defenses downed 34 missiles and 100 drones, the air force said, while up to 10 missiles didn't reach their targets and 86 drones were lost from radars, presumably jammed by electronic warfare.

Western-supplied air defense systems are crucial for Ukraine's fight, but further U.S. help is uncertain under Trump, who says he's determined to end the war.

Zelenskyy said Thursday that he would travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet with the country's crown prince, and that his team would stay on to hold talks with U.S. officials. He also welcomed a European Union plan to bolster the continent's defenses, and expressed hope that some of the new spending could be used to strengthen Ukraine's own defense industry.