Key facts
- Power outages have been reported across Russian-held areas of Ukraine's Kherson region.
- Russian-installed governor Vladimir Saldo announced the power cuts.
- Sevastopol in Crimea experienced restricted power supply due to strained networks.
- Aksyonov, the Russia-installed governor of Crimea, announced reductions in train services and the suspension of summer camps.
- One person was killed in a drone attack in Crimea.
- Previous Ukrainian attacks have caused significant power outages in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
Power outages have affected Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine's Kherson region, according to Russian-installed officials. Vladimir Saldo, the governor of the Kherson region, announced on Telegram that power was fully or partially cut off across the territory bordering Crimea. Details regarding the cause were not immediately provided.
In Sevastopol, Crimea's largest city, power supply was restricted to prevent overloading the network, following Ukrainian drone attacks that also led to a fuel crisis. Sergei Aksyonov, the Russia-installed governor of Crimea, announced on Thursday that the number of trains to the peninsula would be gradually reduced and ordered the suspension of children's summer camps. Aksyonov also reported that one person was killed in a drone attack in Crimea near the crossing into the Russian-held part of Kherson.
Previous Ukrainian attacks have also resulted in significant power disruptions. On June 3, 2025, Russian-installed officials stated that Ukrainian attacks damaged high-voltage infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia, leaving over 600,000 people in nearly 500 settlements without electricity. In the Kherson region, debris from fallen drones damaged two substations, cutting power to more than 100,000 residents in 150 towns and villages. Both sides have denied targeting civilians, though thousands of civilians have died in the conflict.
Separately, Russian strikes across Ukraine on Wednesday killed three people and left over 100,000 households without power in other regions, according to Kyiv. The Ukrainian energy ministry stated that energy and gas transport infrastructure facilities in six regions were attacked, calling it a "deliberate policy of destroying Ukraine's civilian infrastructure on the eve of the heating season." Ukraine's energy ministry also reported that energy facilities had been attacked 2,900 times since March 2025.