Russian strikes across Ukraine kill eight and trigger widespread blackouts

Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, killing at least eight people—including two children—and injuring more than 50 across multiple regions.

According to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi, strikes targeted residential areas and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Kryvyi Rih, and western cities including Lviv, where air defense systems were deployed. In the Kryvyi Rih district, a direct missile strike destroyed a private residential home.

The bombardment caused widespread disruptions to critical energy infrastructure, triggering power outages in five regions. National grid operator Ukrenergo reported that Sumy Oblast faced the most severe disruptions, leaving Sumy and neighboring communities without electricity while emergency repair crews work to restore power.

Sources: Investor.bg, Ukrinform