“Residents of several regions of Ukraine, including Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, were left without electricity due to new night attacks by the Russian Federation”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
The Ministry of Energy notes that the situation in the energy system of Ukraine remains difficult – the liquidation of the consequences of constant attacks by the Russian Federation continues. In particular, in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, the situation remains difficult due to the additional load caused by frost. Emergency crews from other regions and Ukrzaliznytsia are involved in restoring light and heat.
As in previous weeks, network restrictions remain in place in Odesa. Other areas have hourly outage schedules and capacity restrictions for industry.
In a number of regions, emergency shutdowns are forced to be used due to overloading of equipment during frost, the ministry adds.
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Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia has been striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Since the beginning of the fall of 2025, Russian forces have intensified their attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector.
The Security Service of Ukraine qualifies Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure as crimes against humanity. The SBU noted that since the beginning of this year’s heating season, it has documented 256 air attacks by the Russian Federation on energy facilities and heat supply systems of Ukraine.
Recently, a particularly difficult situation with energy and heat supply has developed in Kyiv and the suburbs, where emergency shutdowns continue after the Russian strike on January 9. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said that this Russian attack was the most painful for the city’s critical infrastructure, and the situation is the most difficult in four years.