Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Grid, Leaves Over Million Households Without Power

Last Updated:December 13, 2025, 19:42 IST

Over a million Ukrainian households lost power after Russian strikes hit Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Chernihiv. Zaporizhzhia plant lost power.

Internal affairs minister Ihor Klymenko said five regions were hit and at least five people were injured, and work was under way to extinguish fires and restore supplies. (Reuters)

Over a million households are left without electricity in Ukraine after a barrage of overnight Russian strikes hit energy and industrial infrastructure, officials said.

BBC quoted internal affairs minister, Ihor Klymenko, saying five regions were hit and at least five people were injured, and work was under way to extinguish fires and restore supplies.

Russian attacks have been common since the start of the war, it intensified strikes with approach of winters.

This comes as US President Donald Trump’s overseas envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Ukraine and European leaders in Germany for talks on ending the war.

Witkoff, who has been leading Trump’s attempts to mediate between Ukraine and Russia, will be discussing the latest version of the proposed peace agreement during his latest meeting. However, it has not been confirmed which European leaders would be attending the meeting.

The Wall Street Journal reported that UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz would be taking part.

BBC quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying on Saturday that more than 450 drones and 30 missiles were used by Russia in overnight strikes. Klymenko said the Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa and Chernihiv regions were hit.

Meanwhile, Russian defence ministry said it used weapons including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in the strikes.

According to BBC, these weapons are hard to track as they can change direction mid-flight.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant temporarily lost all offsite power overnight “due to widespread military activities affecting the electrical grid”, but is now reconnected.

The plant is in Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine. It is not operating, but relies on a constant power supply to cool its reactors.

In Russia, regional governor Roman Busargin said two people were killed in Saratov after a drone strike hit a residential building.

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