Ukraine imposes blackouts in most regions after Russian power grid attacks

Emergency power outages have been imposed across almost all regions of Ukraine due to an intensive campaign of Russian missile and drone strikes targeting the nation's energy infrastructure, continuing a pattern seen for the past three winters since the full-scale invasion began. Only the Donetsk region, which is at the forefront of the war, is exempt from these emergency restrictions. In response, Ukraine has ramped up its own attacks on Russian oil refineries and depots, including a major ongoing fire at the Marine Oil Terminal in Feodosia, Crimea, which is vital for Russian troop logistics. These Ukrainian strikes have reportedly reduced Russian fuel exports to their lowest level since the war began, a development Kyiv hopes will impact Russia's war effort and push them toward negotiations. Ukrainian President Zelensky has accused Russia of aiming to create chaos through these infrastructure attacks, while simultaneously lobbying Western allies for long-range weapons, despite concerns from those allies about potential escalation with Moscow.