Drone and artillery strikes trigger blackouts across five Ukrainian regions

Fresh attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have plunged parts of the country into darkness again. Sources confirm that drone strikes and artillery shelling overnight caused power outages in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions. Emergency crews are working to restore service where conditions allow, but the damage underscores ongoing vulnerabilities in Ukraine's grid. The latest disruptions occur against the backdrop of a deepening energy crisis fueled by persiste