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Mass Strikes Cripple Kyiv’s Power and Heat as IAEA Flags Nuclear Safety Risks

The outages underscore Russia’s midwinter campaign against Ukraine’s grid.

Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than one million households in Kyiv lost electricity and over 4,000 apartment blocks were without heating after overnight attacks.
  • The IAEA reported that several substations important to nuclear safety were affected and confirmed the decommissioned Chernobyl site briefly lost external power before Ukrainian authorities restored supply.
  • Ukraine said Russia launched more than 300 drones along with ballistic and cruise missiles, and officials urged partners for additional air-defense missiles and energy assistance.
  • Energy firm DTEK reported 335,000 Kyiv households were initially without power, with service partially restored and 173,000 still cut off in later updates.
  • Ukrainian officials reported three civilians killed in Zaporizhzhia, Russian regional governors reported fatalities in Belgorod and Bryansk from drone strikes, and a high‑rise fire in Adygea injured at least eight with the claimed drone cause disputed.