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DTEK struggles to restore ruined Odesa power grid

Energy situation in Odesa remains difficult following enemy strikes, with specialists continuing repair works, Odesa City Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 08:41 AM

Blackouts in Russia are just the beginning - Ukrainian journalist

Recent Ukrainian strikes that caused blackouts in Russian border cities are merely 'training,' journalist Roman Tsymbaliuk said in an interview with Radio NV on Feb. 17.

19 February, 09:04 AM

Disqualified Heraskevych shows Kyiv blackout, slams IOC - video

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has returned to Kyiv following his disqualification from the 2026 Winter Olympics.

17 February, 10:14 AM

Russia's Bryansk hit by Ukrainian drones, power knocked out

Parts of Bryansk city and the surrounding Bryansk Oblast in Russia lost electricity and heating after Ukrainian drone attacks targeted energy infrastructure, including a major substation, Russian regional governor Alexander Bogomaz and Telegram channels reported overnight into Feb. 16.

16 February, 11:25 AM

Konotop goes dark after ballistic missile destroys infrastructure

Russian forces destroyed an infrastructure object in Konotop (Sumy Oblast) with a ballistic missile strike, city mayor Artem Semenikhin reported on Feb. 15.

16 February, 08:45 AM

Russian drones knock out power in Mykolaiv Oblast

Parts of the Bashtanskyi district were left without electricity after an overnight Russian drone attack on energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv Oblast, regional Governor Vitaliy Kim reported on Telegram early on Feb. 13.

13 February, 09:11 AM

Russia's Belgorod left without power, heat and water after strikes

Parts of Russia's Belgorod and the surrounding region experienced disruptions to electricity, heating, and water supply following what local sources described as a missile attack, local Telegram channels wrote late on Feb. 5.

6 February, 08:43 AM

100,000 homes reconnected as scheduled outages resume on Kyiv’s left bank

Electricity has been restored to 100,000 households in Kyiv following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, DTEK energy company press service reported on Feb. 4.

4 February, 12:45 PM

Russia cuts power to 50,000 in Odesa Oblast amid deep freeze

A massive overnight Russian missile and drone attack struck energy and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast, temporarily leaving more than 50,000 households and businesses without electricity, regional Governor Oleh Kiper reported on Feb. 3.

3 February, 09:08 AM

Expert explains energy system incident and what Ukrainians should expect next

Victoria Voytsitska, a member of the supervisory board of the analytical center We Build Ukraine, said on Radio NV that an emergency incident in Ukraine’s energy system did not amount to a nationwide blackout and assessed whether similar outages could occur again on Jan. 31.

31 January, 09:06 PM

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

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