Overview
- Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry accused Russia of targeting substations vital to nuclear plants, calling the strikes “nuclear terrorism,” while the IAEA confirmed incidents that cut external power lines to the South Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi plants and forced reduced output at Rivne.
- The G7 energy ministers condemned Russia’s assaults on Ukraine’s energy system and pledged continued support for grid repairs and resilience, warning of severe social, environmental, and economic consequences.
- Kyiv imposed electricity restrictions across the country after large-scale strikes and drone barrages, with officials reporting water and heating disruptions as air defenses downed 206 of 223 drones launched overnight.
- Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) said it destroyed all three fuel lines of the Koltsevoy pipeline near Moscow that supplies Russian forces, a claim not independently verified by Russian authorities.
- Heavy fighting intensified around Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian special forces were deployed to bolster defenses as officials reported small Russian units inside the city and the General Staff logged the fiercest battles along that sector; at least four civilians were killed and 48 injured nationwide in the past day.