Ukrainian Capital Faces Major Outages After Overnight Strikes on Energy Infrastructure

A large-scale overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones struck energy facilities across Ukraine, leaving the country’s parliament building and significant parts of Kyiv without electricity, heating, and water, according to Ukrainian officials.

Ukrainian authorities reported that the Verkhovna Rada, the nation’s parliament, was among thousands of buildings affected after Russian forces targeted the country’s power grid in one of the most extensive attacks in recent weeks. More than one million residents in Kyiv were left without electricity, water, or heating as temperatures hovered well below freezing.

Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk confirmed that the legislature’s building had lost all basic utilities following the strikes, prompting staff to work remotely until services could be restored. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that while heating had been restored to some high‑rise buildings, thousands of others remained without heat due to widespread damage to critical infrastructure.

Ukraine’s air force reported that hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles were launched overnight, with strikes recorded across multiple regions. Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that “not a single power plant was spared,” underscoring the scale of the assault on the national grid.

The attack comes amid a pattern of Russian strikes targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during the winter months, a strategy that has repeatedly disrupted essential services for millions of civilians. Similar large‑scale attacks earlier in January had already strained Kyiv’s heating and electricity systems, prompting temporary evacuations and school closures.

The outages also coincided with international diplomatic activity. As global leaders gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled he would attend only if meetings produced concrete support for Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction needs.

The latest strikes highlight the continued vulnerability of Ukraine’s energy network nearly four years into the conflict. Prolonged outages pose significant risks to public safety, particularly during severe winter conditions, and place additional pressure on emergency services and local authorities working to restore essential utilities.