Nearly 800,000 without power in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region after attack

Nearly 800,000 consumers remained without electricity in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region as of the morning of January 8, the Ministry of Energy said in its daily update.

The large-scale blackout followed a massive Russian attack on energy infrastructure, with the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions suffering the most severe impact.

Both regions were almost completely cut off from power supply. Electricity has since been restored in the Zaporizhzhia region, while most of the Dnipropetrovsk region remains without power.

“Repair work is ongoing. Social and critical infrastructure facilities are being supplied with electricity on a partial basis,” the acting energy minister said.

Energy holding DTEK reported that restoration work in the Dnipropetrovsk region has been under way around the clock since nightfall.

“As soon as all critical infrastructure facilities are fully powered, we will do everything possible to restore electricity to households as quickly as possible,” the company said in a statement.

As of the morning of January 8, emergency power outages were also in effect in the Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy regions. Emergency outage schedules remain in place in the government-controlled areas of the Donetsk region.

In western and northern Ukraine, including the Chernihiv, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Zakarpattia regions, some settlements were left without electricity due to adverse weather conditions.

• On the evening of January 7 and during the night of January 8, Russian forces carried out a large-scale air attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region. While there were no casualties, infrastructure was damaged in the Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and Pavlohrad districts. The State Emergency Service said fires broke out at the strike sites and firefighting operations continued until the morning.