Russian forces launched the largest overnight attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since spring, focusing on Kyiv and its surrounding regions. The strikes claimed six lives, injured 33 others, and left a child dead under rubble in the Kyiv region. Ukraine’s biggest private energy firm, DTEK, reported that power to about 8,000 homes had been restored after a difficult night, but nationwide outages continued in several regions.
The Russian Defence Ministry said one target was the Trypilska power station, a major supplier of electricity to Kyiv, though Ukrainian officials have not confirmed this. Prime Minister Serhiy Korotskyi emphasized that such comprehensive attacks have been rare, noting that since summer there has not been a single day without attacks on energy infrastructure.
Attack sites spanned 11 regions, targeting not only power stations but also residential buildings, social infrastructure, civilian enterprises and railways. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported strikes in the Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad and Rivne regions.
The energy ministry reported that households in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, Kyiv and Kharkiv regions remained without power at 10:00. State-owned grid operator Ukrenegro advised residents to avoid using high-power appliances between 10:00 and 16:00 local time due to lower supplies.
The attacks come in the context of Russia’s continued full‑scale invasion, which began in 2022, and Moscow’s control over roughly 20% of Ukrainian territory. Citizens across Ukraine have endured repeated attacks last winter and now face the consequences of a fresh wave of energy sabotage. The situation underscores the broader humanitarian toll of the conflict and the critical importance of resilient energy infrastructure in times of war.
