Double Russian strike triggers emergency blackouts in Kyiv, parts of city lose heating

After two overnight strikes, emergency power outages began in Kyiv, and parts of the city were left without heating, the local authorities reported.

DTEK said that, following an instruction from Ukrenergo, emergency power cuts were introduced on the left bank of Kyiv.

Heat supply has been limited for consumers in the Pechersk and Holosiivskyi districts, as well as in parts of the Shevchenkivskyi, Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts on the right bank. Restrictions also apply to the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts on the left bank.

"Utility services are working to eliminate the consequences of the attack and will restore heating as soon as possible," the Kyiv City State Administration said.

In its morning update, the Ministry of Energy reported that during the night of November 24–25, the enemy struck energy infrastructure facilities in Kyiv, as well as in the Kyiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions.

As of the morning, more than 40,000 customers in Kyiv region were without power, 20,000 in Odesa region, 13,000 in Chernihiv region, over 21,000 in Dnipropetrovsk region, and more than 8,000 in Kharkiv region.

To stabilize the power system, emergency outages were introduced in Kyiv and in the Kharkiv, Poltava and Sumy regions. All regions of Ukraine are also following hourly blackout schedules today.

• Kyiv was placed under air alert twice: from 00:52 to 03:19 and from 05:36 to 08:33. Russia used both missiles and drones in its attack. One drone struck a residential high-rise building in the Darnytskyi district on the left bank. Damage was also recorded on the right bank: a high-rise in the Pechersk district was hit, and another strike occurred in the Sviatoshynskyi district.
• According to the latest information, six people were killed and at least 14 injured in Kyiv, eight of whom were hospitalized.
• In total, on November 25, Russia launched 22 missiles of various types, including air-launched ballistic missiles, and more than 460 drones—mostly Shahed-type UAVs of Russian-Iranian design.