Russian drone strikes hit Ukrainian energy grid, leaving hundreds of thousands without power
Russian drone strikes targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure, causing power blackouts for over 850,000 people and resulting in civilian deaths in Dnipro and Odesa.
Russian forces launched widespread overnight drone attacks targeting Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure, triggering widespread power outages across several regions.
Energy operator DTEK and regional administrators confirmed that more than 850,000 consumers lost electricity in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions. Grid operators initiated emergency blackouts and scheduled stabilization measures to prevent complete grid collapse as Ukraine prepares for winter.
The strikes also resulted in civilian casualties. Local officials reported one fatality and one injury from a suburban strike near Dnipro, alongside another death in Odesa following infrastructure damage. Drone strikes in Kharkiv ignited multiple fires and kept the city under prolonged air raid alerts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of the escalating frequency of weekly strikes on utility systems. Separately, Russian authorities reported damage to a highway bridge crossing the Mius River.
Sources: Adevărul, HotNews, Moldova1, TV8, Ziarul de Gardă
Sources
- Moldova1 — Zeci de mii de ucraineni au rămas fără curent în urma atacurilor rusești asupra infrastructurii energetice
- Ziarul de Gardă — LIVE TEXT/ Atac cu drone rusești asupra suburbiilor din Dnipro: o persoană a fost ucisă și alta rănită. Război în Ucraina, 1719
- TV8 — /LIVE TEXT/ Război în Ucraina, ziua 1719: Atacuri masive, blackout uriaș și tensiune pe front. Mareșal: „E cea mai periculoasă perioadă”
- HotNews — Rusia lovește fără oprire infrastructura energetică a Ucrainei. Probleme mari în două regiuni după noile atacuri
- Adevărul — Atacurile Rusiei au lăsat peste 850.000 de persoane fără electricitate în Ucraina. Zelenski anunță amploarea bombardamentelor din ultima săptămână
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