Emergency power outages introduced in Kyiv after Russian attack — Asharq Al-Awsat

The Russian Federation, an aggressor state, carried out a massive aerial attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. As a result of the strikes, Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s national energy company, introduced emergency power outages in Kyiv and three neighboring regions. As Asharq Al-Awsat reports, this is the first time such a measure has been used in the capital since spring.

Consequences of the strikes in Kyiv

According to Ukrainian authorities, the attack damaged a key power plant and other energy facilities near Kyiv. Due to the power outages, some Kyiv trams and trolleybuses stopped operating, while the municipal water supply company reported reduced pressure in the water network.

Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said that Russia had intensified its large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure. He instructed local authorities to check the readiness of backup power systems at critical facilities and accelerate their installation.

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Deaths and air defense operations

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported seven people killed as a result of attacks across Ukraine, including a child. According to him, critical infrastructure was struck in five regions, while damage was recorded in another five oblasts.

Ukraine’s Air Force said it had intercepted 254 of 285 Russian drones by early evening. The drones used included 174 high-altitude, high-speed jet-powered aircraft, which are more difficult to shoot down. Russian forces also launched a ballistic missile.

Prolonged air raid alert

The air raid alert caused by the nighttime attack lasted for more than 12 hours, while drone strikes on Kyiv continued into the evening. Moldova’s Ministry of Defense said that three drones crossed the country’s airspace during the day. Romania and Poland scrambled military aircraft, while flights at the airports in Lublin and Rzeszów were temporarily suspended.