Energy systems damaged
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians without electricity after Russian attacks
08/31/2025, 12:22 PM
(Translated from German)
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have repeatedly attacked important energy facilities in the country, this time hitting several regions - and tens of thousands of people. Important facilities have to rely on power generators.
Russian drone attacks in Ukraine during the night again damaged energy facilities. In the southern region of Odessa, more than 29,000 households were without electricity, according to the governor of the region and the energy supplier DTEK. There were also outages in the northern region of Chernihiv. This affects 30,000 households, explained Governor Vyacheslav Chaus.
In the Odessa region, according to Governor Oleh Kiper, the port city of Chornomorsk was particularly targeted by the attackers. Residential buildings and administrative buildings were also damaged there. One person was injured. Because of the power outage, important facilities are now operated with generators.
The Ukrainian military said Russia attacked the country overnight with 142 drones. The air defense shot down 126 of them. However, drones had hit ten places. The information could not be independently verified. A Russian statement has not yet been issued. Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy and gas infrastructure in recent weeks. Ukraine, in turn, attacked Russian oil refineries.
Russia intercepts Ukrainian drones
Ukraine's largest electricity producer DTEK said four of its plants had been attacked during the night. Russia has repeatedly shelled the country's critical infrastructure since the beginning of its full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine 42 months ago. A serious Russian attack on several regions of Ukraine killed 25 people in the capital Kyiv on Thursday.
According to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, the Russian Air Force intercepted 21 drones from Ukraine during the night. Eleven drones have been rendered harmless over the Volgograd region in southern Russia, the Moscow ministry said on Telegram. The remaining drones were shot down over the Rostov, Belgorod and Bryansk regions in the southwest of the country. However, the ministry only reported the number of intercepted, not the total number of drones shot down at the country. A statement from Kiev has not yet been made.
Meanwhile, on the front line in eastern Ukraine, the Russian armed forces say they are making continuous gains in territory. However, Ukraine questioned the latest success stories. Russian troops have not succeeded in gaining complete control of a major city, according to a statement from the Ukrainian General Staff. The figures presented by Russia on its summer offensive are "grossly exaggerated". The Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Saturday that Russia had conquered more than 3500 square kilometers and 149 villages since March. |
