Emergency power outages returned to Kyiv on October 8, 2026, after Russian attacks damaged energy infrastructure supplying the capital.
Grid strain
Ukrenergo reported emergency outages in parts of Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast due to falling voltage in the high-voltage network. An evening Russian attack hit an energy facility important to the capital. Ukrenergo urged residents to conserve electricity between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Metro and water
The power loss halted metro trains and escalators and suspended part of the city’s public transport. Water pressure fell on the right bank in the Holosiivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
Casualties
Kyiv was attacked throughout the day, with four people killed and 19 injured. New outages were also reported in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Winter campaign
Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said workers were restoring power. Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said in late September that attacks on energy facilities had been occurring almost daily since summer. Officials warn this winter will be especially severe, with Ukraine short of air defences to protect the grid.
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