Russian strikes cause new outages in 7 Ukrainian regions, Kyiv area worst hit, Deputy Energy Minister says
Repair crews are restoring damaged grids as outages spread across most of the country and nuclear plants cut generation by about half, officials said.
- First Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov announced on November 4 that Ukraine's nuclear plants have been forced to reduce electricity output because large-scale Russian attacks damaged substations, limiting the grid's ability to distribute power.
- Russian forces have adopted a strategy of targeting 'system-forming substations' rather than just power plants, preventing nuclear facilities from supplying the grid even when reactors remain undamaged.
- The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is among those affected by systemic strikes, though officials report 235 shelters now cover key energy elements, with recent drone activity near Khmelnytskyi highlighting ongoing threats.
- Kyiv relies on gas-fired 'islands' to power hospitals and water pumps, while hourly outage schedules apply across most regions including Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, and Odesa.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that repair speed 'now matters as much as having missiles for air defense,' while experts warn ongoing strikes threaten nuclear safety across Europe.
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Power has gone out in parts of seven Ukrainian regions due to Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy reports. The affected regions are Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhia, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv. These regions are spread across Ukraine and are therefore not limited to areas close to the front. Significant damage is reported. Repair work is being carried out in the affected areas. In a state…
Russian strikes cause new outages in 7 Ukrainian regions, Kyiv area worst hit, official says
Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure caused new power outages overnight and on Friday morning in seven Ukrainian regions, Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov said.
Nuclear power plants in Ukraine have reduced their production capacity, First Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov announced. This is a response to massive and systematic Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure.
Ukraine's nuclear plants cut output as attacks on substations disrupt grid
Credit: bne IntelliNewsUkraine's nuclear plants cut output after Russian attacks damaged substations and limited the grid's ability to distribute their power, the Energy Ministry said on November 4.
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