New Russian attacks hit Ukraine’s power supply
Kyiv faces emergency power cuts again; electricity and water supplies also fail in the west.
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New Russian attacks hit Ukraine’s energy supply overnight from Thursday into Friday. According to Ukrainian authorities and energy companies, parts of Kyiv and the western region of Volyn are without electricity.
Emergency power cuts are in place in Kyiv on Friday morning, energy company DTEK reports via news agency UNN. The usual power cut schedules do not apply. Ukraine’s energy ministry reported during the night that an attack on essential energy infrastructure had interrupted electricity supplies in several parts of the capital and the surrounding region. A full overview of the damage was not yet available. [UNN](https://unn.ua/en/news/lutsk-without-power-emergency-outages-in-kyiv-what-is-known-about-the-aftermath-of-the-russian-attack-as-of-the-morning)
The latest outages come shortly after a partial stabilisation. On Thursday morning, Interfax-Ukraine reported, citing DTEK, that Kyiv could once again operate according to planned power cut schedules following the attack on 14 October. This did not yet mean an uninterrupted power supply, but it did provide greater predictability. The new emergency measures make clear that the situation has deteriorated again. The various reports therefore describe successive moments, rather than a contradictory state of affairs. [Interfax-Ukraine](https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1220486-amp.html)
Late on Thursday, grid operator Ukrenergo had already reported extensive outages in parts of Kyiv and the surrounding area. According to the grid operator, damage assessments and emergency repairs could follow once the air raid alert had been lifted. Journalists from The Kyiv Independent heard air defences operating above the capital. They could not establish precisely which individual strike had caused the power outage. That uncertainty remains relevant when assessing the initial reports. [The Kyiv Independent](https://kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-strikes-leave-portions-of-kyiv-without-power-fires-burning/)
Water supplies are also affected. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that damage to energy facilities in the region had reduced water pressure on the right bank of the Dnipro. Technicians were switching the power supply to pumping stations. Local media outlet Kyiv1 also reported this, citing the city authorities. The disruption thus affects another basic everyday service alongside lighting and appliances. [Kyiv1](https://www.kyiv1.com/en/kyiv-znyzhennya-tysku-vody-na-pravomu-berezi/)
Further west, Volyn’s regional administration reported on Friday morning that around 370,000 connections were without power. That figure, cited by UNN, refers to connections and cannot simply be equated with the same number of residents. In Lutsk, municipal services were running on emergency power, according to the city authorities. In Kovel, work was under way to restore electricity and water supplies, while key facilities had switched to backup power.
The initial damage reports come largely from Ukrainian officials, emergency services and energy companies. They have local information, but are also involved in a war in which independent verification is limited. Their figures and statements are therefore attributed to their sources. No single, verifiable time has yet been given for electricity to be restored to everyone in the affected areas. Reporting on the latest wave of attacks likewise provides no definitive total for all damage and casualties. [UNN](https://unn.ua/en/news/lutsk-without-power-emergency-outages-in-kyiv-what-is-known-about-the-aftermath-of-the-russian-attack-as-of-the-morning)
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Several publicly accessible media outlets confirm the latest power outages on the basis of information from Ukrainian bodies. The regional figure has been corrected to refer to connections and has not been presented as an independently verified number of residents.
- confirmed On 16 October, DTEK reported emergency power cuts in Kyiv for which the normal schedules do not apply. — UNN quotes DTEK’s announcement. source
- confirmed Kyiv had initially returned to scheduled power cuts on 15 October. — Interfax-Ukraine reported this at 09:43, citing DTEK. source
- confirmed Ukrenergo reported outages on Thursday evening; Klitschko reported reduced water pressure. — Both statements are included in The Kyiv Independent’s reporting. source
- confirmed Volyn’s administration reported on Friday morning that 370,000 connections were without power and that emergency provisions were in place in Lutsk and Kovel. — Confirmed as an attributed report, not as an independently established total. source
- uncertain The precise strike that caused the outages around Kyiv has been independently established. — The Kyiv Independent explicitly says this remained unclear; no such certainty is claimed. source
1 correction(s) applied
- Was: 370,000 residents of Volyn are without power.Now: Volyn’s regional administration reported that around 370,000 connections were without power. (The source refers to connections; this is not an established number of residents.)
Editor's note
The new development is the wave of attacks overnight from 15 to 16 October and the outages reported on Friday morning. The scale and causes have been attributed to Ukrainian bodies; independent verification of the full extent of the damage is lacking.Sources
- Lutsk without power, emergency blackouts in Kyiv — UNN
- Russian drone strikes leave portions of Kyiv without power, fires burning — The Kyiv Independent
- Kyiv returns to planned power outage schedules – DTEK — Interfax-Ukraine
- Kyiv: water pressure reduction on the right bank — Kyiv1
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