energy infrastructure

Massive drone strikes plunge occupied Crimea into widespread blackouts

Drones struck occupied Crimea overnight on August 12, with residents reporting explosions and active air defenses across Sevastopol, Simferopol, Yalta, Bakhchysarai, and Saky, according to local monitoring channel Crimean Wind.

12 August, 07:48 AM

SBU detains Russian agent scouting energy targets

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained a Russian agent in Kropyvnytskyi who was preparing new Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's fuel and energy infrastructure, the agency's press service reported on Aug. 11.

11 August, 07:20 PM

Russia planning major strikes on Kyiv energy grid ahead of winter

Russia is preparing to launch a large-scale campaign of strikes against Kyiv's energy infrastructure in the coming weeks, according to an Aug. 8 report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

9 August, 03:30 PM

Russian strike damages DTEK energy facilities in Odesa Oblast

Russian forces carried out one of the largest attacks on Odesa Oblast this year on Aug. 9, damaging energy facilities among other targets, Ukrainian energy company DTEK reported on Telegram.

9 August, 02:58 PM

Kyiv's heating preparations at risk, city may fail to reach even 50% readiness

Kyiv's preparations for the heating season face severe disruption, with the capital potentially falling short of completing even 50% of its backup energy and heating infrastructure deployment, NV Business columnist Dmytro Bobrytskyi wrote.

7 August, 12:27 PM

U.S.-Ukraine intelligence-sharing renewed to previous levels

Intelligence-sharing between the United States and Ukraine has significantly improved since its temporary suspension in March 2025, Politico reported on August 5, citing U.S. senators, experts, and former diplomats.

6 August, 08:51 AM

Official denies claim that all gas stations on Kharkiv-Poltava highway have been destroyed

Reports that no working gas stations remain on the Kharkiv-Poltava highway are false, Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration head Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram on July 28.

28 July, 07:00 PM

Massive drone attack sparks fires at warehouses and energy sites in Belgorod

Belgorod, Russia, came under a massive drone attack, sparking fires at logistics warehouses and energy infrastructure sites, according to OSINT channels and local reports on July 25.

25 July, 02:58 PM

Major substation in occupied Yalta engulfed in flames following overnight drone strikes

An overnight drone attack triggered explosions in multiple cities across occupied Crimea, causing fires in Yalta and power outages in Alushta, local monitoring group Crimean Wind reported on July 22.

22 July, 08:54 AM

Occupied Crimea plunged into darkness amid overnight drone attack – video

Drones struck several targets across temporarily occupied Crimea overnight on July 21, causing widespread power outages and a fire at the peninsula's largest wholesale distribution center, local monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported.

21 July, 10:03 AM

Russian forces strike Naftogaz production facility in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian forces carried out large-scale drone strikes on a Naftogaz production facility in Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of July 17, the state energy company reported.

17 July, 01:29 PM

Russia now targets individual Ukrainian energy facilities with up to 25 drones

Russia is now targeting one Ukrainian energy object with swarms of 20 to 25 drones simultaneously, driving a 36% surge in successful strikes in the first half of 2026, Ukrenergo Chair Vitaliy Zaichenko said, Ukrinform reported on July 10.

10 July, 02:44 PM

Drones strike key electrical substation in Yevpatoria, trigger widespread blackouts

Large-scale fires broke out in temporarily occupied Yevpatoria amid suspected strikes on the Moinaki electrical substation overnight on July 10, local monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported.

10 July, 11:40 AM

Fires break out at two key electrical substations in occupied Crimea

Fires broke out at the 110 kV Saky and 330 kV Zapadno-Krymskaya electrical substations in temporarily occupied Crimea, local monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported on July 7.

7 July, 10:55 AM

Overnight attack on Russia’s Belgorod cuts power and water supplies

A series of explosions shook Russia’s Belgorod amid an overnight attack, which severed the city’s water supply and triggered power outages, Russian independent news outlet Astra reported on July 7.

7 July, 08:50 AM

Ukraine disabled 16 energy facilities in occupied southern territories

Ukraine struck 16 energy infrastructure facilities in Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine over the past 48 hours, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert "Madyar" Brovdi said on July 5.

5 July, 11:40 PM

Explosions shake occupied Crimea overnight as power grid comes under fire

A series of explosions shook temporarily occupied Crimea following strikes on energy infrastructure overnight, local monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported on July 3.

3 July, 09:15 AM

Suspected strikes spark fires at two critical electrical substations in occupied Crimea

Fires broke out at two electrical substations in western Crimea following a suspected strike overnight on July 2, local monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported.

2 July, 09:10 AM

Overnight explosions shake Crimea, triggering fires at highway and substation

Explosions shook temporarily occupied Crimea overnight with satellite imagery revealing fires at the Tavrida Highway and the Zapadno-Krymskaya power substation, Crimean Wind monitoring channel reported on July 1.

1 July, 09:00 AM

Russian strikes hit energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Russian forces struck energy infrastructure facilities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast over the past 24 hours, from June 29 to June 30, private energy company DTEK said on June 30.

30 June, 05:53 PM

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