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Ukraine Faces Deepening Power Shortages After Russian Strikes

A resident shows a journalist where a Russian drone struck the roof of an apartment building, depriving its residents of water, heat and electricity, in Kyiv. Ukraine is confronting one of its most severe energy shortfalls since the start of the full‑scale invasion, with the country currently able to supply only about 60% of its electricity needs. A new wave of Russian missile and drone attacks has heavily damaged power plants and transmission infrastructure across multiple regions, pushing the grid to the brink. Officials report that nearly every major power‑generating facility has been hit in recent weeks. Cities such as Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro have experienced rolling blackouts, leaving millions of residents coping with limited heating, lighting, and communications during the winter season. Ukraine’s government has warned that the situation remains extremely challenging. Engineers are working around the clock to repair damaged facilities, but repeated strikes have slowed...
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Ukraine Drone Strikes Disrupt Russian Energy Sites, Ignite Fires at Nuclear and Fuel Facilities

 
    

                                            FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP)

Ukrainian drone attacks overnight have struck key Russian energy infrastructure, forcing a 50% capacity cut at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and sparking a major fire at Novatek’s Ust-Luga fuel export terminal.

Russian officials said air defences intercepted a drone near the Kursk plant, damaging an auxiliary transformer at reactor No. 3. The resulting fire was quickly extinguished, with no injuries reported and radiation levels remaining normal.

In Russia’s Leningrad region, debris from downed drones ignited a blaze at the Ust-Luga terminal — a major Baltic Sea hub for processing and exporting fuel products. Emergency crews contained the fire, and no casualties were reported.

Moscow claimed its forces destroyed 95 Ukrainian drones across 13 regions overnight, while flights at several airports, including St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo, were temporarily halted due to the attacks.

Kyiv has not commented on the latest strikes but has previously said such operations target infrastructure critical to Russia’s war effort.

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