Overview

• Regional utility Chernihivoblenergo reports 307,000 consumers without electricity after damage to energy infrastructure in the Chernihiv region.
• Authorities introduced hourly rotating outages from Oct. 1 at 20:00 using four groups on a three-hours-on, six-hours-off cycle, with power restoration prioritized for social facilities.
• A strike on a 330 kV substation in Slavutych triggered voltage surges that cut external power to Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement for more than three hours, and the IAEA says two diesel generators now supply the structure.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia used more than 20 Shahed-type drones in a targeted attack and calls for stronger international pressure on Moscow.
• Zelensky says the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been in blackout for eight days, while a Greenpeace analysis reports no evidence of shelling near a key power line and suggests intentional disconnection by occupying forces.