Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight resulted in one fatality, 17 injuries, and widespread emergency power outages throughout the nation, as reported by Ukrainian authorities on Thursday.
DTEK, the largest private energy provider in Ukraine, noted that various power plants sustained damage, though specific details were not provided.
In the western region of Lviv, which shares borders with Poland, a NATO and EU member, the regional governor reported that two energy facilities were targeted.
“Russia continues its systematic energy terror, assaulting the lives, dignity, and warmth of Ukrainians as winter approaches,” wrote Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on social media.
Since invading Ukraine in 2022, the Kremlin has repeatedly targeted the country’s power infrastructure each winter, leading to electricity consumption restrictions in Kyiv and the need to import energy from other countries.
In the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, the head of the local military administration confirmed one death and 17 injuries, including six minors.
Authorities released images depicting multiple floors of a Soviet-era apartment building that collapsed due to the strikes.
Additionally, four individuals were injured in the Vinnytsia region, situated near Kyiv, where AFP journalists reported the sound of Russian drones flying over the capital.
The energy ministry announced that a “significant number of consumers” experienced power outages as a result of these attacks, but did not disclose specific numbers.
Russia’s defense ministry claimed to have intercepted 170 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 48 in the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, and nine in the Moscow region, with six on a trajectory toward the capital.
The barrage of drone and missile strikes by Russia—particularly against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure—remains nearly incessant as the invasion continues.
Ukraine has increasingly retaliated with strikes directed at Russian oil refineries and other energy-related sites.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been working to negotiate a deal since his return to the White House in January, although discussions have seen minimal progress.
