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Russian Strikes Knock Out Power Across Five Ukrainian Regions

The grid operator urges evening power conservation to ease strain.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s state grid operator, Ukrenergo, reported new outages after overnight strikes damaged infrastructure in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Poltava.
  • Emergency crews have started repairs where security conditions allow, according to the operator’s update shared on Facebook and reported by Ukrinform.
  • Electricity use measured 2.7% higher than the previous day at 9:30 a.m., which the operator linked to cloudy, rainy weather cutting output from home solar panels.
  • Ukrenergo asked households in all regions to save power during the evening peak from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., including by avoiding running several high‑load appliances at once.
  • The operator said no planned shutdowns were scheduled for the day, reflecting a focus on targeted repairs and demand management after repeated attacks on the power grid.