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Russia Hits Ukraine’s Power Grid With 650-Drone, 50-Missile Barrage

Emergency outages stretch across most regions, prompting fresh pleas for air defenses and tougher sanctions.

Overview

  • Ukraine said the assault involved 52 missiles and 653 drones, with air defenses intercepting 623 targets.
  • State grid operator Ukrenergo imposed emergency rolling blackouts across most oblasts as repair crews worked to restore service.
  • Energy giant DTEK reported damage to multiple thermal power plants, and officials said two facilities were hit in Lviv region near Poland.
  • Authorities reported multiple civilian deaths and dozens of injuries, including a 7-year-old girl, and new strikes in Sumy injured at least 11 people including four children.
  • Poland scrambled fighter jets and briefly closed the Radom and Lublin airports, while Russia said it targeted military-industrial sites and claimed to have downed Ukrainian drones.