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Russian strikes cause new outages in 7 Ukrainian regions, Kyiv area worst hit, official says

By Thomson Reuters Nov 6, 2026 | 2:09 AM

Nov 6 (Reuters) – Russian attacks on Ukraine’s ​energy infrastructure ‌caused new power outages overnight and on ‌Friday ​morning ⁠in seven ⁠Ukrainian regions, Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov ​said.

The affected regions are ⁠Vinnytsia, ⁠Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, ​Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Kharkiv ​and Chernihiv.

“The situation ‌remains most difficult in the capital ⁠region,” Nekrasov said, adding that utility ⁠workers ‌were still ⁠having to ​impose ‌network restrictions ​because ⁠of heavy damage.

(Reporting by Lina Golovnya; Editing by Emelia ​Sithole-Matarise)