Ukraine power outages

Russian strike hits energy facility, factory, homes in Odesa Oblast, injuring four

Russian forces attacked an energy facility of the private energy company DTEK in Odesa Oblast on the morning of Oct. 16, and restoring the damaged equipment will take time, DTEK said in a statement.

16 October, 12:15 PM

Sept. 30 attack damages power-generating equipment at Trypilska plant — photo

Power-generating equipment at the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant was damaged in the Sept. 30 attack, PJSC Centrenergo reported on Facebook.

30 September, 06:37 PM

Russia resumes mass attacks on Ukraine’s energy system, targeting Kyiv

Energy facilities in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast were the main targets of Russia’s overnight ballistic missile and drone attack on Sept. 30, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

30 September, 01:05 PM

Kyiv stockpiles food, water for winter power outages

Kyiv is building up reserves of food and drinking water to prepare for extended power outages and other emergencies, Oleh Kuyavskyi, deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration for self-governance matters, shared this information, according to KCSA's official website.

7 September, 01:10 PM

Power outage leaves 99,000 without electricity in Chernihiv Oblast

About 99,000 households lost power in Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast overnight into Aug. 9, following an accident at an energy facility, Chernihivoblenergo's press service reported on Facebook.

9 August, 10:40 AM

Russia strikes four DTEK energy sites in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Russian forces attacked four DTEK energy facilities in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on June 8, leaving more than 30,000 families without electricity, the company reported on Telegram.

8 June, 05:21 PM

Russia strikes Ukrainian infrastructure in three regions with 139-drone overnight attack

Russia launched a mass drone attack on Ukraine overnight into May 13, striking infrastructure in Kharkiv, heavily targeting Odesa Oblast’s industrial facilities, and hitting an electrical substation in Poltava that left more than 6,500 households without power, Ukrainian officials reported.

13 May, 11:10 AM

Power outages reported in eastern and southern Ukraine after drone strikes

Power outages were reported across four Ukrainian regions on Monday following Russian attacks, the national grid operator said on May 4.

4 May, 12:25 PM

Ten people injured as Russian drone swarm strikes Ternopil infrastructure

At least ten people were injured after more than 50 Russian drones targeted the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil on May 1, striking industrial and infrastructure facilities, Mayor Serhii Nadal reported.

1 May, 06:53 PM

Storms and Russian attacks leave hundreds of Ukrainian settlements without power

Severe weather, including strong winds and thunderstorms, left more than 700 settlements fully or partially without power across most regions of Ukraine as of the morning, Ukraine’s state grid operator Ukrenergo said on April 27.

27 April, 02:38 PM

68,400 Odesa homes still dark after Russian strike

Power engineers restored electricity to 30,500 households in Odesa’s Kyivskyi district and re-energized critical infrastructure after Russia’s overnight attack on Feb. 17, but more than 68,400 homes remain without power due to extensive damage, according to the DTEK energy company.

20 February, 02:02 PM

Russian strike cuts power to 8,000 buildings in Zaporizhzhya

Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in Zaporizhzhya overnight, leaving around 8,000 buildings without electricity, though power is being gradually restored and heating remains stable, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 01:04 PM

Russian morning strike cuts heating near Ivano-Frankivsk

Russian forces struck Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast on the morning of Feb. 17, leaving one municipality without heating and prompting scheduled power outages across the region, though no casualties were reported, regional governor Svitlana Onyshchuk said on Telegram.

17 February, 01:48 PM

Ukraine misses $278 million in January taxes amid attacks

Ukraine fell short by about 12 billion hryvnias ($277.6 million) in customs and tax collections to the general fund in January 2026, primarily due to a drop in VAT caused by damage to the energy sector, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Feb. 16, according to the Ukrinform news agency.

16 February, 05:52 PM

Swedish biathlete sends support to Ukrainians after Olympic race

Swedish biathlete Sebastian Samuelsson expressed sympathy for Ukrainians living without power and called the current situation “very difficult circumstances” caused by Russian aggression after finishing fifth in the mixed relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, sports outlet Tribuna.com reported on Feb. 8.

9 February, 01:17 PM

Power engineers stabilize situation in Kyiv Oblast

Power engineers in Ukraine’s Kyiv Oblast have stabilized the electricity situation, allowing the DTEK energy company to publish hourly outage schedules for Feb. 8, the company said.

8 February, 08:12 PM

Russian strike leaves 600,000 in Lviv Oblast without power

A Russian strike on the Dobrotvir thermal power plant left about 6,000 residents of the settlement of Dobrotvir in Lviv Oblast without water and heating for several hours, while more than 600,000 households across the region were without electricity as of 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 7, according to regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy.

7 February, 01:57 PM

Power outages hit 5 Ukrainian regions after Russian strikes

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure left consumers without power in five regions on the morning of Feb. 6, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported on Telegram.

6 February, 12:56 PM

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

Kyiv metro resumes normal operations after power outage

Kyiv’s metro system resumed normal operations on all three lines on Jan. 31 after earlier suspensions caused by emergency power outages, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported.

31 January, 04:20 PM

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