Russia launched its most powerful strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure since the beginning of the year overnight.
Generation and distribution facilities came under heavy fire. The attacks targeted combined heat and power plants (CHPs) and thermal power plants (TPPs) operating in heating mode in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro. DTEK thermal power stations, in particular, suffered significant damage.
DTEK facilities in the Odesa region were also hit by missiles and drones, leaving thousands of people without electricity.
As a result of the strikes, parts of Kyiv's left bank—specifically the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts—have been forced into emergency blackouts. Temporary schedules remain in effect on the right bank.
The power grid is currently operating under severe constraints. Energy workers are doing everything possible to stabilize the power supply in the affected areas. The grid holds!
Ukrenergo reports a "significant number" of power outages in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, and Odesa regions, as well as the city of Kyiv, following a massive Russian overnight strike on February 3. Several energy facilities across multiple regions were also damaged in the attack.
"Emergency restoration work is already underway wherever the security situation permits. Power engineers are doing everything possible to restore supply to all consumers as quickly as possible. Due to the impact of today’s and previous Russian strikes, power limitation schedules for industry and hourly blackout schedules for all consumer categories are being applied across all Ukrainian regions today," the company stated.
According to Ukrenergo, emergency shutdowns have also been introduced in certain regions; these will be lifted as soon as the power system stabilizes.
Furthermore, the company noted that severe weather conditions, including ice buildup on power lines, left 68 settlements in the Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions fully or partially without power as of this morning.