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Drone Barrage Cuts Power Across Ukraine as Kyiv Faces Network Limits

A weakened grid after months of strikes forces emergency measures, slowing restoration.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Energy Ministry reported large-scale outages in Kharkiv and Zhytomyr following overnight attacks.
  • Ukrenergo ordered emergency shutdowns in Dnipropetrovsk due to earlier grid damage, with repairs proceeding only where security permits.
  • Kyiv remains under network restrictions after a heavy strike last Friday, with power, heating, and water being restored gradually.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force counted 82 drones in the latest wave, a smaller attack than recent weeks but still disruptive given prior damage.
  • The SBU says Russia has targeted 11 hydropower plants, 45 major power and heating plants, 49 heating plants, and 151 substations, framing the campaign as crimes against humanity.