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Russian drone strike on Konotop injures five, including three children

A Russian drone attack on the city of Konotop in Sumy Oblast left residents without water and caused partial power outages, while damaging a residential building and sparking a fire, the city's mayor said late on June 4.

5 June, 11:29 AM

Russian attack damages Kyiv power sites, leaves 14,000 homes dark

A Russian missile and drone attack damaged DTEK power infrastructure in Kyiv and left more than 14,000 households without electricity in Kyiv Oblast, the company said.

14 May, 04:00 PM

Blackouts hit Russia-occupied Crimea as military load strains grid, disrupts comms

Strain on the energy grid from Russian military infrastructure and electronic warfare systems triggered outages across the occupied Crimean Peninsula, including the cities of Yevpatoria and Saky, the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar resistance movement Atesh reported on Telegram on April 10.

10 April, 01:47 PM

Russian assault cripples DTEK facility, blackouts Odesa

Tens of thousands households and businesses were left without power following an overnight Russian air assault on an energy facility in the southern Odesa Oblast, Ukraine’s largest private utility provider DTEK reported on Telegram on April 6.

6 April, 10:40 AM

Ukrenergo names Chernihiv Oblast worst hit by outages after Russian strikes

Power outages were reported in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy and Odesa oblasts after earlier Russian strikes on energy facilities with the most difficult situation in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukrenergo said on March 25.

25 March, 02:38 PM

Russian drones cut power to thousands in Zaporizhzhya

More than 7,500 households and businesses were left without electricity in Zaporizhzhya following an overnight Russian drone attack, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram on March 16.

16 March, 08:16 AM

Oil depot ablaze in Russian-occupied Luhansk

An oil depot in Russian-occupied city of Luhansk has reportedly been targeted in an overnight strike, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported on Feb. 27, sharing eyewitness photos and videos showing a massive fire.

27 February, 08:53 AM

Kyiv could return to more reliable power outage schedules by April

Kyiv could return to broad power outage schedules (as opposed to the current building-by-building ones) by April, Serhiy Kovalenko, head of Yasno utility company, told Ukrinform state news agency on Feb. 25.

25 February, 11:23 PM

Chernihiv and Nizhyn fully lose power after energy facility accident

Residents of Chernihiv, Slavutych, and several settlements in the Chernihiv district were left without electricity after an accident at an energy facility, regional utility Chernihivoblenergo said on Feb. 19.

19 February, 01:35 PM

Ukrainian missile strike cuts power in Belgorod

Ukrainian forces carried out a missile strike on a thermal power plant in the Russian city of Belgorod, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported late on Feb. 15, sharing photos and videos from the scene.

16 February, 08:35 AM

Russian strike torches energy facility in Odesa Oblast

Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast overnight, sparking a fire and causing partial power outages in several communities, regional Governor Oleh Kipper reported on Telegram on Feb. 10.

10 February, 06:42 AM

Ukraine deploys special rapid-response teams to speed up energy repairs

Special consolidated teams within the State Emergency Service will be created to accelerate the restoration of electricity and heating networks after Russian strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his video address on Feb. 8.

9 February, 08:17 AM

Ice buildup cuts power to over 60 settlements in Ternopil Oblast

More than 60 settlements in Ternopil Oblast were left without electricity after ice buildup on power lines caused widespread emergency outages, regional authorities said on Feb. 6.

6 February, 11:49 AM

More than 1,100 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating – Zelenskyy

More than 1,100 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, with the situation also difficult in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, following a coordination meeting on the energy situation on Feb. 5.

5 February, 04:46 PM

Expert explains energy system incident and what Ukrainians should expect next

Victoria Voytsitska, a member of the supervisory board of the analytical center We Build Ukraine, said on Radio NV that an emergency incident in Ukraine’s energy system did not amount to a nationwide blackout and assessed whether similar outages could occur again on Jan. 31.

31 January, 09:06 PM

Kharkiv metro fully operational, Kyiv starts infrastructure restoration

The Kharkiv metro has resumed passenger service, with train traffic restored on all three lines — Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska, Saltivska and Oleksiivska — the municipal Kharkiv Metro operator said on Jan. 31.

31 January, 04:38 PM

Power restored to Kyiv’s critical infrastructure – DTEK

Power engineers have restored electricity to critical infrastructure facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine’s largest private energy company DTEK said on Jan. 31.

31 January, 02:42 PM

Moldova halts traffic at border with Ukraine due to power outages

Traffic and cargo crossings at the Ukraine–Moldova border were temporarily suspended due to power outages, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Jan. 31.

31 January, 02:08 PM

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

Demand for energy equipment rises in Ukraine as power cuts persist

Amid worsening power outages in Ukraine, demand is rising for off-grid power equipment, with Ukrainians rushing to buy remaining stock and ordering devices from abroad as no major improvement in the energy situation is expected, Meest China told NV Business on Jan. 30.

30 January, 03:16 PM

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