Overview
- PAO Rosseti reported more than 100,000 residents without power in Ramensky, Zhukovsky and Lytkarino, while some social media accounts claimed up to 600,000 were affected.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 27 Ukrainian drones in three hours starting at 8 p.m., including three over the Moscow region, as the regional governor reported 21 downed over the oblast and one civilian injured.
- Videos showed darkened residential towers in the capital area and mobile generators being trucked into districts to restore essential services.
- Moscow authorities said several drones were intercepted, and officials pointed to a possible automatic shutdown at a high‑voltage substation, with no independent confirmation of the outage’s origin.
- Some reports said airports near the capital briefly suspended operations, while Newsweek also noted rolling power cuts across Ukraine after recent Russian strikes.