As many as 600,000 Ukrainians are now without electricity due to overnight Russian missile and drone attacks which struck energy installations in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated. These strikes hit energy installations in the country’s capital, Kyiv, Kyiv region as well as in Kharkiv, a city in northeastern Ukraine.
According to Zelensky, these strikes have caused a risk for further power cuts while restoring electricity. There are also some speculations if this attack affects the state of energy ceasefire promised by US President Donald Trump on Sunday where both Russia and Ukraine were expected to cease any attacks on energy infrastructures. In Kyiv alone, at least three people died while 21 others were wounded in the attacks, reported Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (DSNS).
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Russian Strikes Damage Critical Energy Infrastructure
Zelensky said Russian forces had targeted critical energy facilities in Kyiv, the Kyiv region and Kharkiv during the overnight assault. The damage left at least 600,000 people without electricity, while officials warned that further outages remained possible.
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According to Ukrainian officials, the strikes damaged 26 sites in the power system and four oil and gas facilities. Emergency teams and energy workers were working to repair the damaged infrastructure, but no confirmed timeline for the full restoration of electricity had been announced.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its “massive” overnight strikes had targeted communications and energy facilities in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions that were being used by Ukraine’s military.
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