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Blackouts in Kyiv, Chernihiv oblasts after Russian attack

After a series of Russian air strikes targeting energy infrastructure, parts of Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts are in blackout, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said in a statement on Oct. 1.

1 October 2025, 09:47 PM

Russia’s Belgorod blackouts after strikes

Parts of the Russian city of Belgorod were left without electricity and water after a series of strikes hitting a thermal power plant (TPP) late on Sept. 28, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported, posting eyewitnesses videos.

29 September 2025, 09:06 AM

Drone strike cripples critical infrastructure in Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast

Russian forces launched a massive drone strike on the city of Nizhyn in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast - around 14 Shahed drones hit a critical infrastructure facility on the city’s outskirts, sparking a fire, Mayor Oleksandr Kodola wrote on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 12:12 PM

Russia targets Kirovohrad infrastructure, train delays and power outages reported

Russian drones attacked an infrastructure facility in Ukraine’s Kirovohrad Oblast overnight, regional governor Andrii Raykovych reported on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 10:30 AM

Zaporizhzhya NPP generators have 20-day fuel

Emergency diesel generators at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant have enough fuel for 20 days in case of a complete loss of external power, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said after the facility suffered its tenth blackout since the start of Russia’s occupation on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 03:56 PM

Russia hits Kharkiv with 18 drones, targeting power infrastructure - video

Russian forces launched 18 attack drones against Kharkiv, striking the city’s energy infrastructure and causing widespread electricity and water outages, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 11:16 AM

Drone attack sparks fires, leaves 45 towns without electricity in central Ukraine

Russian forces launched a massive Shahed drone attack on Kirovohrad Oblast, targeting infrastructure facilities, regional governor Andrii Raykovych reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 10:24 AM

Drones strike power substation in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, triggering fire and blackouts - video

Drones attacked a power substation in the city of Kropotkin in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, a fire broke out at the site, Astra Telegram channel wrote on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 07:55 AM

Russian attack knocks out power for tens of thousands in Vinnytsia

Russian forces carried out a massive attack on the energy grid and critical infrastructure of Ukraine’s Vinnytsia Oblast, regional Governor Natalia Zabolotna reported on Telegram on Aug. 28.

28 August 2025, 08:57 AM

Russia’s drone swarm partially blacks out Sumy

Russian forces carried out a massive drone attack on the administrative center of Sumy and its suburbs overnight, causing infrastructure damage and a partial power outage in the city, regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on Telegram early on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 08:04 AM

10+ drone strikes pound Sumy, homes on fire

The Russian forces attacked Sumy and its oblast with kamikaze drones, with at least ten impacts recorded, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 08:47 AM

Hospitals on backup power after Russian attack on Sumy grid

Partial blackouts in Sumy and its suburbs were reported by Sumy Oblast Governor Oleh Hryhorov after the July 23 overnight Russian attack on the region’s critical infrastructure.

23 July 2025, 10:06 AM

Russian missile and drones devastate Kryvyi Rih, teen critically injured

Russian forces launched 28 drones and fired a ballistic missile at Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the city's Defense Council head, Oleksandr Vilkul, reported on Telegram on July 16 shortly after a series of midnight explosions.

16 July 2025, 06:55 AM

Explosions in Ternopil cut power and water, residents urged to stay inside

A Russian missile strike on June 6 left parts of Ternopil without power and water, with residents urged to stay indoors due to heavy smoke, Mayor Serhii Nadal wrote on June 6.

6 June 2025, 09:28 AM

Blackout hits Russian-occupied Ukrainian south

The temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya and Kherson oblasts were left without power overnight, the occupation authorities claimed on June 3, blaming a Ukrainian drone attack.

3 June 2025, 09:05 AM

Russian drone swarm slams Sumy’s infrastructure, cripples grid, water failing

Russian forces targeted critical infrastructure facilities in a massive overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian administrative center of Sumy, causing partial blackouts in the city, acting Mayor Artem Kobzar said in a video post on Telegram early on May 21.

21 May 2025, 08:24 AM

Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast, suffers blackout after Russian drone barrage

The Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Slovyansk in Donetsk Oblast, leaving the city partially without electricity, Vadym Liakh, head of the Slovyansk Military Administration, reported on May 7.

7 May 2025, 01:12 PM

Sudden power outage plunges hundreds of customers in Poltava Oblast into darkness

A power outage has left about a thousand households and businesses without electricity in Poltava Oblast’s Myrhorod district, regional Governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Telegram early on May 1.

1 May 2025, 12:10 PM

Russian drones rain on Odesa: Four injured, widespread damage, blackouts

At least four people were injured in a massive Russian drone attack that targeted civilian and energy infrastructure in Odesa late on March 3, Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov reported on Telegram.

4 March 2025, 07:58 AM

Russian drone attack on Odesa: 4 injured, blackouts, schools shut

Four people, including a child, were injured in a massive Russian drone attack on Odesa and its suburbs overnight, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram on Feb. 19, posting photos of the aftermath.

19 February 2025, 10:13 AM

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