Russia Targets Ukraine’s Power Grid Leaving Millions Without Electricity

What Happened?

Russia has intensified its missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, including the power grid near major cities like Kyiv, leaving millions of Ukrainians without electricity or heat during one of the coldest months of winter. During a nightly video address, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said, ‘In Kyiv alone, as of this evening, more than one million households remain without power.’

Russian spokesman Dmitri Peskov denied that Russia was targeting Ukrainian power grids, saying instead that drone and missile attacks were designed to degrade Ukraine’s military capabilities. According to United Nations representatives in Ukraine, power lines and substations have been destroyed by recent Russian attacks.

Why it Matters

According to British intelligence estimates, in 2025, Russia launched over fifty thousand drone and missile attacks against Ukraine, a significant increase from the previous years. Because winters in Ukraine can be harsh, Russian targeting of Ukrainian power grids is most likely intended to demoralize Ukrainians and eventually break their will to continue fighting by subjecting them to prolonged cold conditions. Thus far, Ukrainians have remained steadfast despite the hardships.

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Russia has not been subtle about using drone and missile strikes against Ukraine as a negotiating tactic. Following nearly every round of peace talks with U.S. and Ukrainian officials, a surge in Russian attacks has been discernible.

Open-source intelligence providers such as the Center for Information Resilience in Britain use a combination of satellite imagery, human sources, and digital forensics to create an operational picture of combat in Ukraine that rivals what military intelligence organizations can do.

The increase in Russian drone and missile attacks has led to calls by Ukrainian officials for more air defense capabilities, but so far neither the U.S. nor any European countries have offered to send more anti-aircraft weapons systems.

Most anti-aircraft systems are designed to shoot down full-sized aircraft or missiles, and because drones are smaller, those systems tend to have less success in downing attack drones. New anti-drone systems are being developed, but they have not yet been mass-produced. That is likely the reason why more air defenses haven’t been sent to Ukraine, not because of political differences. 

With respect to diplomacy, the core issue of the war in Ukraine remains unresolved. Neither Russia nor Ukraine is willing to cede territory to the other, and until that happens, hostilities are likely to continue. Diplomatic efforts that don’t address the underlying territorial dispute are unlikely to have much impact on the war.

How it Affects You

The Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid also serve a practical purpose. When power sources are hit, Ukraine must divert manpower and resources to making repairs instead of using those same resources to support combat operations. Because power grid attacks have a high impact on Ukraine, it is likely Russia will continue to target electrical power sources. 

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