Outages struck Kyiv and the surrounding region, as well as Lviv, Dnipro, Odesa and Kharkiv. Half of Moldova, whose grid is tied to Ukraine’s, also lost power.
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Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Power Grid Endanger Nuclear Plants, U.N. Agency Says
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency called the effect of the strikes on the energy grid “very concerning.”
Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Power Grid Endanger Nuclear Plants, U.N. Agency Says
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency called the effect of the strikes on the energy grid “very concerning.”
For Ukraine, Keeping the Lights On Is One of the Biggest Battles
This week’s missile assault by Russian forces has hit at least 15 energy facilities — some for the fifth or sixth time — forcing controlled blackouts in every part of the country.
Kyiv Planning for Total Evacuation if It Loses Electricity
The city is also establishing 1,000 heating centers for its 3 million residents, as Russia pounds away at civilian targets.
Power Outages Leave Kyiv, Ukraine, Draped in Darkness
The streets of Ukraine’s capital, illuminated with nightlife only weeks ago, are shrouded in darkness and shadows now because of restrictions on the use of electricity. The lack of light creates moments of apprehension, but also of beauty.
Russian Missiles Deliver New Woe to Kyiv, Knocking Out Tap Water
Moscow kept up its campaign to destroy civilian infrastructure, in an apparent bid — so far unsuccessful — to break Ukrainian morale by making cities unlivable.
Ukraine Rations Power Despite Battle Gains in Kherson
Russia may be preparing to retreat from the southern city of Kherson, Western analysts say, but Ukraine’s president warned of possible destruction of a dam upstream.
Russia Targets Power, Water and Heat for Ukraine’s Civilians
The stepped-up attacks on cities, including through the heavy use of Iranian-made exploding drones, threaten a new sort of humanitarian crisis for Ukrainians this winter.