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Shmyhal explains cause of emergency power outages in Ukraine

A technical failure on cross-border and domestic power transmission lines triggered cascading outages across Ukraine’s energy system, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram on Jan. 31.

31 January, 12:46 PM

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

Russia targets Kyiv power grid with Zircon hypersonic missiles

The Russian military launched another major missile strike before dawn on Jan. 24, targeting Kyiv regional power grid with missiles and drones, including Zircon hypersonic missiles launched from occupied Crimea.

24 January, 05:13 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

Klitschko: Kyiv faces humanitarian catastrophe

Russian deliberate attacks on Kyiv’s energy and heating infrastructure are pushing the Ukrainian capital toward a humanitarian catastrophe, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in an interview with The Times published on Jan. 20.

21 January, 10:11 AM

Russia shatters energy site, apartments in Odesa Oblast

Russian forces carried out an overnight air assault on residential areas, civilian infrastructure, and energy facilities of Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, regional Governor Oleh Kipper reported on Telegram on Jan. 20.

20 January, 09:34 AM

ISW: Russia aims to fragment Ukraine’s power grid

Russia is attempting to fragment Ukraine’s energy network into isolated “energy islands” by cutting off electricity production, supply and transmission systems, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Jan. 18 assessment of Moscow’s ongoing strike campaign against Ukrainian power grid.

19 January, 08:50 AM

Russia hit Ukraine’s energy system 256 times in winter terror campaign

Russian forces have carried out 256 missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities and heat supply system since the start of the heating season, the Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on Jan. 15, calling the attacks part of a deliberate Kremlin strategy to undermine civilian life.

15 January, 11:06 AM

Russian attack cripples DTEK’s TPP

A DTEK thermal power plant (TPP) was severely damaged in an overnight Russian missile and drone barrage of Ukraine’s power grid, the company’s press service reported on Telegram on Jan. 13.

13 January, 10:18 AM

Ukraine attacks power plant in Russia’s Oryol

A thermal power plant in Russia’s Oryol is on fire after a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility, local authorities said on Jan. 12.

13 January, 12:18 AM

Power grid repair crews to get higher pay

Energy and Finance ministries are drafting proposals for additional pay for energy infrastructure repair crews who operate in the most challenging conditions, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Jan. 12.

12 January, 10:32 PM

Zelenskyy warns of major Russian air strike overnight

The Russian military is likely preparing for a major drone and missile strike targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in the early hours of Jan. 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 8.

8 January, 09:53 PM

Zaporizhzhya restores heat after Russian drone blackout

All boiler houses in Zaporizhzhya Oblast have restored power and are operating normally following a massive Russian drone attack on grid overnight, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram on Jan. 8.

8 January, 09:26 AM

Russian drone barrage knocks out power in five oblasts

Five Ukrainian oblasts remain partially without power after a series of overnight Russian strikes on electricity generation and transmission facilities, the Energy Ministry reported on Dec. 26.

26 December 2025, 11:31 AM

Massive Russian drone and missile barrage hits Ukraine’s power grid

Russia launched another massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, prompting emergency power outages in several oblasts, the Energy Ministry reported on Telegram early on Dec. 23.

23 December 2025, 08:20 AM

Russia hits power grid, gas sites in two oblasts

Russian forces carried out overnight attacks on several power generation facilities, as well as distribution and transmission networks in Odesa and Poltava oblasts, Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Vyazovchenko reported on Telegram on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 11:11 AM

Russian drones torch Odesa Oblast’s power grid

An overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast was focused on civilian, energy, and transport infrastructure. regional Governor Oleh Kipper reported on Telegram on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 09:07 AM

Ukrenergo races to fortify grid

Ukraine's national power grid operator Ukrenergo has protected more than half of its power transformers with concrete shields and anticipates finishing work on the rest by summer, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 10:28 AM

Millions of Ukrainians remain without electricity

Households and businesses in three Ukrainian oblasts remain without electricity after a series of recent Russian attacks on the power grid, the Energy Ministry reported on Telegram on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 11:13 AM

Ukraine’s NPPs throttle down after high-voltage lines damaged by Russian attacks

Russia hit key high-voltage power transmission lines in western Ukraine late last week, forcing Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPPs) to reduce output and inducing much harsher power outages across the country, DTEK (largest privately held utility company) said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 10:49 PM

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