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Kyiv may soon return to predictable power outages, minister says

About 710,000 consumers in Kyiv remain without power, with repair crews working around the clock to allow the city to return to scheduled rolling blackouts, Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 27.

28 January, 12:38 AM

Kyiv’s blackout parties turn winter outages into community energy - NV report

Kyiv residents have “invented” a new form of emotional — and even physical — support amid widespread heat outages, and freezing temperatures: blackout parties.

27 January, 09:39 AM

Russia knocks out power to 80% of Kharkiv Oblast

About 80% of Kharkiv Oblast, including its administrative center, are without power following a combined Russian missile and drone barrage late on Jan. 26, regional Governor Oleh Synehubov reported on Telegram shortly after the attack.

27 January, 08:41 AM

Worst day for Ukraine’s power grid since 2022, minister says

Ukraine’s power grid experienced its toughest day since the nationwide blackout in November 2022, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 22.

23 January, 03:17 AM

Store on generator can operate only about six hours – major retailer

ATB, one of Ukraine’s largest supermarket chains, has increased deliveries to its stores in Kyiv and detailed how they are operating on alternative energy sources, the company’s press service told Interfax-Ukraine on Jan. 14.

14 January, 02:39 PM

Russian attack knocks out power, heat in Kryvyi Rih

A Russian drone attack on Kryvyi Rih’s energy facility cut power to more than 45,000 households and businesses, the city's Defense Council head Oleksandr Vilkul reported on Telegram shortly after midnight on Jan. 14.

14 January, 08:02 AM

Russia sought to induce blackout in Poland, minister says

Poland came “very close” to a nationwide blackout in December 2025 after a Russian cyberattack targeted its energy sector, Polish Digitalization Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Jan. 13.

14 January, 04:11 AM

Russia's Belgorod Oblast reports over 500,000 without power after strike

More than 500,000 people in Russia's Belgorod Oblast were left without electricity, with disruptions also to heating and water supply, regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on Telegram on Jan. 9.

9 January, 04:45 PM

Emergency blackouts implemented on Kyiv's left bank after Russian attack

Emergency power outages were imposed on Kyiv's left bank on Jan. 9, following a massive Russian attack, Ukraine’s largest private energy company DTEK reported on Telegram.

9 January, 11:00 AM

Power restoration underway in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya oblasts after Russian strikes

Power is gradually returning to Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts on Jan. 7 after a massive Russian attack almost completely blacked out the regions, leaving cities including Dnipro and Zaporizhzhya without electricity, heating and water.

8 January, 05:45 PM

Russia knocks out power to 800,000 in Dnipro in largest grid strike of the winter

About 800,000 consumers in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast were without electricity as of the morning of Jan. 8 after Russian forces carried out a massive, coordinated strike on energy infrastructure in central-eastern Ukraine, authorities said.

8 January, 03:01 PM

Russian drone barrage cripples Dnipropetrovsk Oblast power grid

Approximately 800,000 households and businesses in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast remain without electricity after a massive overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s power grid, acting Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov reported on Telegram on Jan. 8.

8 January, 12:28 PM

Russian drone strike triggers total blackout across Zaporizhzhya Oblast

A Russian strike on energy infrastructure triggered the first total blackout in Zaporizhzhya Oblast since the start of the full-scale invasion, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said on Jan. 8. Power and heating are now gradually returning across the region.

8 January, 12:07 PM

Zaporizhzhya restores heat after Russian drone blackout

All boiler houses in Zaporizhzhya Oblast have restored power and are operating normally following a massive Russian drone attack on grid overnight, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram on Jan. 8.

8 January, 09:26 AM

Crews race to restore Dnipropetrovsk Oblast’s power, heating

A massive Russian drone attack on energy facilities late on Jan. 7 severely damaged and set on fire energy infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih, Dniprovskyi, and Pavlohradskyi districts in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which are critical for the entire region's power supply, Governor Vladyslav Hayvanenko, reported on Telegram the following morning.

8 January, 08:45 AM

Government bans cutting power to hospitals amid Lviv blackout

The Ukrainian government has banned disconnecting healthcare facilities during power restriction schedules after reports of outages in Lviv, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Telegram on Jan. 7.

7 January, 12:50 PM

Power outages introduced in three Ukrainian oblasts

Emergency power outages have been introduced in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy oblasts due to damage to energy infrastructure, local electricity distribution companies reported on Jan. 6.

6 January, 01:03 PM

Inside Berlin’s blackout: How residents are living through winter without power

About 50,000 homes, businesses and hospitals in Berlin were left without power during January’s cold snap, with authorities saying the grid will not be fully restored until Jan. 8, as the German capital grapples with the aftermath of what officials describe as a large-scale act of sabotage.

6 January, 10:38 AM

Russian attack cuts electricity to all of Slavutych, 8,500 families affected

Slavutych in Kyiv Oblast was left almost entirely without electricity after a Russian overnight attack, with nearly 8,500 households cut off from power, local governor Mykola Kalashnyk reported on Jan. 5.

5 January, 01:26 PM

Russian air assault blackouts Slavutych, kills man in Fastiv

At least one civilian was killed in a massive overnight attack on Kyiv Oblast, regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk reported on Telegram early on Jan. 5.

5 January, 09:00 AM

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