In brief
Ukraine’s nuclear power plants have been compelled to reduce output following large-scale Russian attacks on the energy grid, triggering widespread blackouts. The Ministry says repair crews are working around the clock to restore normal levels, while President Zelensky cited thousands of missiles and drones in the strike overnight. Russia’s defence ministry claims it intercepted many Ukrainian aircraft.
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry announced that its nuclear power plants have been forced to cut generating capacity after large‑scale Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.
The attacks have left consumers without electricity in six regions, and scheduled power outages are in effect across most of the country, especially affecting the capital and its surrounding region where significant damage to the energy infrastructure has been reported.
Repair crews are working around the clock to restore a stable power supply, and the ministry said the plants will gradually return to normal operating levels once power workers repair the damaged grid.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier that Russia had launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight on Tuesday, according to Xinhua.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Thursday that air‑defence forces intercepted and destroyed 496 Ukrainian fixed‑wing unmanned aerial vehicles over several regions and over the waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
