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Mass Russian Strikes Crash Ukraine’s Power Output to Zero, Forcing Nationwide Blackouts

Authorities ordered rolling cuts of up to 16 hours to stabilize the grid.

Overview

  • Ukrenergo and Centerenergo said the latest attacks temporarily reduced national electricity generation to zero, disrupting heat and water in multiple cities.
  • Ukraine reported a large-scale assault with about 458 drones and 45 ballistic missiles, with air defenses downing most drones but only nine missiles.
  • Officials announced daily outages of roughly 8–16 hours across most regions, with Kyiv facing up to 12 hours, and urged residents to ration power.
  • The government said substations tied to the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants were among the targets, with no confirmed strikes on those facilities.
  • Authorities reported multiple civilian deaths, and Russian border regions including Voronezh and Belgorod also reported damage and outages from cross-border incidents.