Russia Bombs Ukraine Power Grid, Leaving 850,000 Without Electricity
Russian strikes on energy infrastructure leave 850,000 Ukrainians without power. President Zelenskyy reports major damage in four regions as winter looms.
POLICY WIRE — Kyiv, Ukraine — Hundreds of thousands of residents across Ukraine were plunged into darkness on Sunday following intense Russian missile and drone attacks on critical energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian authorities confirmed that approximately 850,000 people lost electricity supply after strikes targeted facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy detailed the scale of the damage, stating that Russian forces attacked energy assets in four regions overnight: Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, and Khmelnytskyi.
The President noted that substations, transformers, and power lines essential for household supply sustained significant damage.”
In northeastern Ukraine, an additional 250,000 people in the Kharkiv region were left without power after a specific strike on an infrastructure facility.
Russian officials simultaneously reported major damage to power facilities around Kyiv, including a significant bridge.
As Russia intensifies its daily aerial bombardment, Ukraine faces a severe winter ahead with its power network under continuous assault by drones and missiles.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)