Russian winter strike leaves nearly 800K homes without power and heat in Ukraine’s Dnipro region

Fox News - WorldCenter-RightEN 2 min read 100% complete by Ashley CarnahanJanuary 8, 2026 at 04:28 PM

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A Russian overnight attack on energy infrastructure in Ukraine Thursday morning left nearly 800,000 homes in the Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions without power and heat. According to Ukraine's acting energy minister, Artem Nekrasov, the Dnipro region was particularly affected, though power has since been restored in Zaporizhzhia. Repair work is underway, and residents are urged to limit electricity use. The strikes occurred amid freezing temperatures and after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. representatives to discuss peace efforts, including security guarantees and ceasefire monitoring. Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as a deliberate attempt to harm the Ukrainian people. Adverse weather conditions also contributed to power outages in other regions.

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