Zaporizhzhia partially cut off from electricity supply after new night shelling by Russia: tens of thousands without power

What happened

Another missile and drone strike on Zaporizhzhia damaged energy infrastructure facilities. Some districts of the city and neighbouring communities were left without electricity. Rescuers, emergency crews and utilities are working at the scene.

Implications for the city

Preliminarily, we are talking about tens of thousands de-energised consumers. Traffic lights have been disrupted, public transport delays are possible, and mobile communications are unstable in some areas. Information on the damage and casualties is being updated.

How the recovery is going

Power engineers carry out re-healing consumers to backup lines, locate damaged areas and prepare to replace equipment. Priority is given to critical infrastructure (hospitals, water utilities, boiler houses) and densely populated neighbourhoods. At the same time, utilities are providing technical water supply and interacting with management companies.

Possible outages and schedules

While the restoration works are underway, the following are possible in the city emergency and stabilisation shutdowns. Residents are asked to save electricity, especially during peak hours, and to follow the messages from the city authorities and the distribution operator regarding queues and time intervals.

Recommendations for residents

• Keep your phones and power banks charged, water and lanterns ready.

• Do not use elevators in high-rise buildings during alarms and power surges.

• Unplug sensitive equipment; use surge protectors/stabilisers.

• Follow the safety rules: do not publish photos of the places of hits and air defence operations until it is officially allowed.

Context.

Russia's combined attacks are aimed at overloading air defences and undermining the stability of the energy system, which is especially noticeable in large cities. Zaporizhzhia is one of the targets of such attacks, as it is close to critical infrastructure and important logistics hubs.

What's next

Operational services continue to assess the extent of damage and restore power supply in stages. Updated information on the timeline and schedule will be published additionally. The material will be updated as confirmed data becomes available.