US EditionRussian strikes knock out power in southeastern Ukraine, energy ministry says
More than 1 million people lost water and heating as Russian strikes severely damaged energy infrastructure amid freezing temperatures, officials said.
- On January 7, 2026, Russia's strikes knocked out power almost entirely in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, the Energy Ministry said.
- Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine's energy network, with Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, saying strikes came in 'waves of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles' so frequent they lack time to recover.
- Critical systems shifted to backup power as hospitals and water systems in Dnipro city switched to generators, local media reported on January 7.
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Russian drone strikes cause major blackouts in two regions of Ukraine
Russian drone strikes have knocked out power in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region and left over 600,000 households in Dnipropetrovsk without electricity.
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