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Ukrenergo

Ukrainian state-owned electricity transmission system operator

Geopolitics · Russian strikes knock out power in half of Ukraine's regions

Russia launched a wave of drone and missile strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Oct. 20, causing power outages in 12 of Ukraine's 24 regions, according to state operator Ukrenergo. The attacks hit facilities in Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Odesa, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions, prompting nationwide power restrictions for industry and hourly blackouts in some areas.