Russia Batters Ukraine’s Energy Network With Massive Missile-and-Drone Barrage, Triggering Emergency Blackouts

Overview

• Ukrainian officials reported at least four deaths after overnight strikes, including three in Dnipro and one in Kharkiv, with additional injuries and fires from falling debris in central Kyiv’s Pecherski district.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky said the raid involved more than 450 drones and 45 missiles, and the Ukrainian Air Force reported shooting down 409 drones and nine missiles.
• Energy and gas facilities were hit across several regions, prompting emergency power cuts and service disruptions as winter approaches.
• Naftogaz and regional authorities cited damage in Poltava, with Kremenchuk losing electricity, water and partial heating, and Odesa reporting strikes on energy infrastructure.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry said it targeted military‑industrial sites and energy assets, while Ukraine’s cross‑border drone attacks caused power outages in Russia’s Volgograd region as fighting intensifies around Donetsk’s Pokrovsk.