emergency blackouts

Overnight explosions trigger widespread blackouts across occupied Crimea

A series of explosions shook temporarily occupied Sevastopol overnight on August 20, causing power outages across several cities in Crimea, the Atesh resistance movement reported.

20 August, 09:15 AM

Power goes out across Tbilisi and other Georgian cities

A widespread power outage hit Tbilisi and several other Georgian cities on the evening of July 23, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Georgian service reported.

24 July, 01:30 PM

Kerch and parts of occupied Crimea hit by major power outages after drone attack

Major power and water supply outages were reported in Kerch and several districts of temporarily occupied Crimea after a drone attack, Telegram channel Astra reported July 15.

15 July, 12:15 PM

Most of Cuba plunged into blackout amid strict U.S. oil embargo

Most of Cuba, including Havana, has been plunged into darkness following severe U.S. oil restrictions, Reuters wrote on March 4.

5 March, 10:16 AM

Russia targets Vinnytsia Oblast: infrastructure hit, fires break out

Critical infrastructure facilities came under mass Russian attack in Vinnytsia Oblast, local governor Nataliia Zabolotna reported on Feb. 3.

3 February, 10:55 AM

Kyiv still has 1,000 buildings without heat after grid emergency

About 1,000 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, but utility crews restored heating to more than 1,500 multi-story buildings overnight as the city continues to recover from a nationwide power system emergency, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported on Telegram on Feb. 1.

1 February, 11:00 AM

No blackout in Ukraine despite grid emergency, says former Ukrenergo head

Ukraine’s grid suffered a systemic emergency from the simultaneous disconnection of several major high-voltage lines, triggering automation at nuclear plants and temporary consumer restrictions, but there is no blackout, former Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi told Suspilne.Studio on Jan. 31.

31 January, 08:00 PM

Ukraine's power emergency not caused by cyberattack, Digital Transformation Ministry says

The emergency situation in Ukraine’s power system was not caused by a cyberattack but resulted from technical issues on interconnection lines between Ukraine and Moldova, with restoration work underway, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation reported on Jan. 31.

31 January, 03:47 PM

Power outage halts metro trains in Kyiv and Kharkiv

Metro train service was suspended in both Kyiv and Kharkiv on Jan. 31 because of a loss of voltage and insufficient power supply from external sources, city and utility officials reported.

31 January, 11:27 AM

Kharkiv in blackout after Russian attack

The Russian military launched a combined missile and drone strike on Kharkiv on the evening of Jan. 26, cutting power to roughly 80% of the city and surrounding region and damaging schools, apartment buildings, and a key energy facility, local officials said.

26 January, 11:37 PM

Businesses to get subsidies for generators as prolonged blackouts continue

As Ukraine continues to struggle with lengthy power outages, the government is preparing a subsidy program to help cover costs of generators and battery packs for the private sector, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Jan. 23.

24 January, 02:29 AM

Kyiv to shift to scheduled power outages within days, minister says

Ukraine’s power grid remains under extreme strain, but Kyiv is expected to move from emergency outages to scheduled rolling blackouts within days, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 21.

22 January, 02:29 AM

Russian attack cripples energy facility in Chernihiv Oblast

A key energy facility in Chernihiv Oblast’s Novhorod-Siverskyi district was damaged by an overnight Russian strike, regional energy company Chernihivoblenergo reported on Facebook early on Jan. 12.

12 January, 09:35 AM

Kyiv restores power to 588,000 homes after Russian attack, 60,000 still dark

Energy company DTEK restored electricity to 588,000 Kyiv households after a massive Russian attack overnight into Jan. 9, while about 60,000 homes on the left bank remain without power, the company reported on Telegram on Jan. 10.

10 January, 02:53 PM

Ukrainian musician chops wood to save instruments amid blackouts

Ukrainian musician Dmytro Shurov, frontman of the band Pianoбой, shared on Facebook on Jan. 9 how he is chopping wood and heating his home with a stove to protect his collection of rare musical instruments on the third day without electricity amid ongoing blackouts.

9 January, 05:05 PM

Russia attack cripples Kyiv’s water, heating, power systems

Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district and the left bank part of the city were left without a water supply after Russia's massive Russian air assault on the Ukrainian capital overnight, the water service provider Kyivvodokanal reported on Facebook on Jan. 9.

9 January, 10:46 AM

Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya oblasts in blackout after Russian attack

Late at night on Jan. 7, almost the entirety of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts lost power after a targeted Russian strike on local energy infrastructure, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said.

8 January, 01:13 AM

Russia pounds Volyn, critical infrastructure on fire

Russian occupying forces carried out a large-scale overnight attack on Volyn Oblast, striking dozens of targets and leaving more than 103k consumers without electricity, regional governor Ivan Rudnytskyi reported on Jan. 1.

1 January, 09:34 AM

Russia’s overnight strike on Odesa leaves over 170,000 households without power

More than 170,000 consumers were left without electricity in Odesa Oblast after Russia launched an overnight strike targeting energy infrastructure on Dec. 31, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry reported.

31 December 2025, 02:32 PM

Emergency blackouts in place on Kyiv's left bank, DTEK explains reason

Emergency power outages persisted on Kyiv's left bank on Dec. 29, due to fallout from Russia's massive Dec. 27 attack on energy facilities, Ukraine’s largest private energy company DTEK reported on Telegram.

29 December 2025, 04:43 PM

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