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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

Ukraine enforces power cuts amid massive Russian missile attack

Emergency power outages have been implemented across Ukraine due to a Russian massive missile strike, Ukrenergo reported early on Feb. 11.

11 February 2025, 08:39 AM

Emergency blackouts hit four Ukrainian oblasts

Emergency and unscheduled power outages were introduced in Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kirovohrad oblasts due to Ukraine's energy system instability, DTEK energy company reported on Feb. 4.

4 February 2025, 11:15 AM

Rat causes blackout in Russian city

In the Russian city of Abakan, a rat got into a transformer station, causing a short circuit and power outage in part of the city, the local media reported on Jan. 25.

30 January 2025, 01:15 PM

Russian drone strike plunges Uman into blackout, leaving homes without heat

A Russian drone attack overnight has left Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, without electricity and heating, city mayor Iryna Pletnyova reported on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 08:08 AM

Storm damage: hundreds without power in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Strong southwesterly winds reaching 25–30 m/s overnight and into the morning have caused widespread power outages across Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Prykarpattyaoblenergo reported on Jan. 7.

7 January 2025, 02:10 PM

Drone attack plunges six Russian settlements into darkness

Blackouts in at least six Russian settlements in Belgorod Oblast after an alleged drone attack was reported by regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram shortly after midnight on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 09:52 AM

Damaged power line leaves Zaporizhzhya NPP close to blackout

The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant has lost power from one of its two transmission lines due to Russian shelling, putting it on the brink of a blackout, Ukraine's Ministry of Energy said on Dec. 20.

20 December 2024, 02:10 PM

Kherson under Russian shelling, tens of thousands without power

One person was killed and nine others were injured in a massive Russian shelling of the frontline administrative center of Kherson, regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram on Dec. 20, posting video of the aftermath.

20 December 2024, 01:05 PM

Ukraine's November electricity imports drop by 9.4%, Poland and Slovakia lead supply

Ukraine reduced its electricity imports by 9.4% in November compared to October, totaling 165,000 MWh, according to a report by ExPro.

2 December 2024, 02:25 PM

Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant survives third blackout threat in November

Ukrainian energy workers repaired damage to a high-voltage power line that supplies electricity to the occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) after a Russian attack overnight on Nov. 30, Ukrenergo reported on Dec. 1.

2 December 2024, 07:59 AM

Second day of blackout in Kherson after Russian attack

The administrative center of Kherson remains without power for the second day after critical infrastructure was damaged in a Russian strike on the city, Governor Roman Mrochko reported on Telegram on Nov. 29.

29 November 2024, 11:43 AM

Power outages may last until 8:00 p.m. - Ukraine's energy company

Emergency power outages are being implemented nationwide at least up to 8:00 p.m. following a large-scale Russian attack targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure, YASNO energy company CEO Serhii Kovalenko wrote on Nov. 28.

28 November 2024, 01:15 PM

Russian attack damages power grid in Ternopil, disrupting electricity across region

A Russian strike on Ternopil overnight on Tuesday, Nov. 26, damaged a key energy infrastructure facility responsible for powering the entire region, according to Ternopil Oblast Military Administration (OVA) head Vyacheslav Negoda during a briefing.

26 November 2024, 03:20 PM

Odesa under siege: Expert reveals energy crisis challenges and solutions

Volodymyr Omelchenko, director of energy programs at the Razumkov Center, discusses the prospects for ending blackouts in Ukraine and why the country is using just 15% of its electricity import quota.

21 November 2024, 11:01 AM

Russian shelling brings Europe’s largest nuclear power plant to brink of disaster

One of the two power lines of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was damaged by Russian shelling, bringing it once again to the verge of a blackout, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry reported on Telegram on Nov. 21.

21 November 2024, 09:55 AM

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