Emergency Blackouts Hit Ukrainian Regions After Russian Strikes

January 08, 2026 16:01 CET

By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service

Serhiy Stetsenko

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Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure triggered emergency blackouts in several regions, leaving around 1 million people without power as temperatures drop below freezing. Officials say parts of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya regions were among the hardest hit.