Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Russian Attack Leaves 180,000 Without Power in Ukraine
A Russian attack on Ukraine last night caused a lot of people to lose electricity.
About 180,000 people in five different parts of Ukraine didn't have power because of this attack.
The places that were affected are in the south, center, and northeast of Ukraine.
The energy minister of Ukraine said this happened.
It's important because many people rely on electricity for their daily lives, and when it goes out, it can cause big problems.
Russian attack overnight leaves 180,000 consumers without power in Ukraine.
Affected regions include Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Sumy.
Attack occurred during the night, causing widespread power outages.
Ukraine’s acting energy minister Artem Nekrasov reported the incident on Telegram.
The attack highlights the ongoing impact of the conflict on civilian infrastructure.
- Who
- Ukrainian consumers in five regions
- What
- Power outages due to Russian attack
- When
- Overnight on December 17-18, 2023
- Where
- Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy regions of Ukraine
- Why
- Russian military attack
- Number of consumers affected
- 180,000
- Regions affected
- Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy
- Time of attack
- Overnight
- Source of information
- Ukraine’s acting energy minister Artem Nekrasov
- Date of report
- December 18, 2023