Ukraine facing widespread power cuts after generating capacity reduced to zero' by Russian attacks

"Power will be cut for between eight and 16 hours across most regions of Ukraine on Sunday, state transmission system operator Ukrenergo has said, after Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure reduced the country's generating capacity to zero. Moscow, which has escalated attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure in recent months, launched hundreds of drones at energy facilities across the country from Friday into Saturday, which killed at least seven people, according to Ukrainian officials."

"While the situation had somewhat stabilised, regions including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernigiv and Sumy could continue to experience regular power cuts, Ukraine's energy minister said on Saturday night. The enemy inflicted a massive strike with ballistic missiles, which are extremely difficult to shoot down. It is hard to recall such a number of direct strikes on energy facilities since the beginning of the invasion, Svitlana Grynchuk told local broadcaster United News."

"Russian drones had targeted two nuclear power substations deep in western Ukraine, Kyiv's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said, calling on the UN's nuclear watchdog to respond. The substations powered the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants, about 120km and 95km (75 miles and 59 miles) respectively from Lutsk, he said. Russia is deliberately endangering nuclear safety in Europe. We call for an urgent meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors to respond to these unacceptable risks, he wrote on Telegram late Saturday, referring to the International Atomic Ene"

Russian strikes on energy infrastructure reduced Ukraine's generating capacity to zero, prompting planned power cuts of eight to 16 hours across most regions. Hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles hit energy facilities from Friday into Saturday, killing at least seven people and disrupting electricity, heat and water supplies. State firms reported generating capacity down to zero while Ukrenergo said repairs and energy sourcing diversions were carried out. Regions including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernihiv and Sumy face continued outages. Two nuclear power substations in western Ukraine were targeted, prompting calls for an urgent IAEA response over safety risks.

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