Overview
- Kyiv says more than 400 attack drones and roughly 40 missiles struck substations, 750 kV and 330 kV transmission lines, and the Burshtyn and Dobrotvir thermal plants.
- Ukrenergo reported a significant power deficit with emergency cuts in most regions as nuclear units reduced output; the IAEA confirmed reactors were scaled back after grid disruptions.
- Ukraine requested emergency electricity from Poland, and two southeastern Polish airports temporarily suspended operations as a precaution during the overnight strikes.
- DTEK reported major damage in the tenth attack on its thermal plants since October 2025, while Kyiv residents faced severely limited electricity; regional officials also reported civilian deaths and injuries, including in Kramatorsk.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed partners for more air-defense systems, ordered stronger mobile fire group coverage and signaled personnel changes, and announced new sanctions targeting suppliers of components for Russian drones and missiles.