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Russia attacks key energy facilities in Odesa Oblast, leaving 350,000 households without power

Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone attack on key energy facilities in Odesa Oblast overnight, leaving more than 350,000 households without power, DTEK said on Sept. 2.

3 September, 09:00 AM

Mass blackouts hit occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts

A large-scale power outage swept across Russian-occupied territories in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts following a drone strike on the Shchastya Thermal Power Plant, Russian media outlet Astra reported on Aug. 28.

28 August, 08:21 AM

40,000 Kyiv homes still without power after Russian attack

Energy workers restored power to 50,000 families following Russia's missile attack on Kyiv overnight into Aug. 20. At the same time, another 40,000 households remain without power, the DTEK energy company reported.

20 August, 12:02 PM

Occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant suffers 15th blackout of 2026

The temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost all off-site electrical power and switched to emergency backup diesel generators, state nuclear operator Energoatom announced on Aug. 20.

20 August, 11:46 AM

Satellite images show fires in Crimea after drone strikes

Several targets in temporarily occupied Crimea were struck during a drone attack overnight into Aug. 12, sparking large-scale fires, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported, citing satellite imagery.

12 August, 11:09 AM

Drone strikes spark fire, blackouts across occupied Crimea

Residents of temporarily occupied Crimea reported hearing drones and powerful explosions overnight into July 26, according to the Telegram channel Crimean Wind.

26 July, 12:04 PM

Explosions rock Crimea as massive drone wave shuts down Kerch Bridge - video

Explosions echoed across Crimea, as a major Ukrainian drone attack targeted key energy infrastructure, prompting Russian occupation authorities to completely shut down traffic on the Crimean Bridge, local monitoring channels wrote on July 16.

16 July, 08:25 AM

$5 per liter of fuel, 10 days without power—Crimean realities explained by Zelenskyy's rep

Denys Chystikov, deputy permanent representative of the president of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, spoke on Radio NV on July 13 about the fuel and energy crisis gripping the peninsula and the growing anger among Crimean residents.

14 July, 07:25 PM

Balaklava power plant in Sevastopol comes under attack, part of city loses power – Crimean Wind

The Balaklava Thermal Power Plant, located in occupied Sevastopol in Crimea, was struck by what appeared to be jet-powered drones or missiles, the monitoring group Crimean Wind reported on July 14.

14 July, 10:50 AM

Belgorod power plant substation hit, causing citywide outages

A substation at the thermal power plant in the Russian city of Belgorod was damaged in an attack, causing disruptions to power and water supplies in parts of the city, the Telegram channel Astra reported on July 3.

3 July, 11:10 AM

Ukraine warned of serious power shortages this winter if Russian strikes intensify

Ukraine could face one of the toughest winters yet for its power system, as even generating capacity restored before the heating season remains vulnerable to Russian strikes, and a major wave of attacks could leave the country with a serious electricity shortage, energy expert Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center, said in an interview with Radio NV on June 30.

30 June, 01:37 PM

Powerful Tornado sweeps through Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast

Sixteen people were injured and about 4,000 residents were left without electricity after a powerful tornado swept through Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian media reported on June 22.

23 June, 10:04 AM

Occupied Sevastopol halts fuel sales and prepares for blackouts

Russian-installed authorities in occupied Sevastopol tightened fuel sale restrictions and introduced a series of new measures, including a temporary halt to fuel sales to the public in the coming days, occupation governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on June 22.

22 June, 11:55 AM

Russian drones leave parts of Mykolaiv Oblast without power

Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure facilities in Mykolaiv Oblast with Shahed drones on the morning of May 12, regional governor Vitalii Kim said.

12 May, 09:56 AM

Russian strike on critical Chernihiv Oblast energy facility leaves 380,000 households without power

Russian forces struck an energy facility in the Nizhyn district of Chernihiv Oblast at around 4 a.m. on April 18, leaving approximately 380,000 households without electricity in Chernihiv, Pryluky, Nizhyn, and Slavutych and the Chernihiv, Nizhyn, and Pryluky districts, the regional energy company Chernihivoblenergo reported.

18 April, 11:34 AM

Russian drone kills woman in Zaporizhzhya home strike

Russian drone strikes hit a residential suburb in the city of Zaporizhzhya late on March 15, killing one woman and injuring two others, while rescuers pulled a 15-year-old girl and a woman with a disability from under the rubble, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported.

16 March, 01:08 PM

Russia hits Ukraine's grid, causing outages in Kyiv and 6 regions

Russian forces launched a new combined attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight into March 14, knocking out power for consumers in Kyiv and six regions and forcing stricter blackout schedules, Ukraine's Ministry of Energy reported.

14 March, 12:55 PM

Drones knock out power in Russia’s Voronezh

Two districts of the Russian city of Voronezh experienced “short-term problems” with electricity supply, regional Governor Alexander Gusev reported on Telegram on Feb. 23.

23 February, 09:09 AM

Missile strike cuts power, heat in Russia’s Belgorod

Power outages and disruptions to heat and water supply in parts of the Russian city of Belgorod were reported by the Baza Telegram channel on Feb. 23 shortly after an air raid alert was declared across the oblast in response to a possible missile strike.

23 February, 08:46 AM

Russia's Bryansk hit by Ukrainian drones, power knocked out

Parts of Bryansk city and the surrounding Bryansk Oblast in Russia lost electricity and heating after Ukrainian drone attacks targeted energy infrastructure, including a major substation, Russian regional governor Alexander Bogomaz and Telegram channels reported overnight into Feb. 16.

16 February, 11:25 AM

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