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Ukraine's Odesa suffers major blackouts after Russian attack
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Odesa experiences severe blackouts following a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine's power grid, affecting thousands of households.
KYIV, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa and the surrounding region suffered major blackouts on Saturday after a large overnight Russian attack on the power grid across the country.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with over 450 drones and 30 missiles.
"The brunt of the attack was on our energy system, on the south and Odesa region," he wrote on Telegram, adding that thousands of families in seven regions across Ukraine were left without power.
Moscow has regularly bombarded Ukraine's energy system since its 2022 invasion, causing hours of daily blackouts countrywide.
Ukraine's power grid operator said a "significant number" of households were without power in the southern regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv, and that the Ukrainian-controlled part of the frontline Kherson region was totally without power.
(Reporting by Max HunderEditing by Peter Graff)
A blackout is a temporary loss of electrical power in a specific area, often caused by damage to the power grid or infrastructure.
A power grid is a network of transmission lines, substations, and transformers that deliver electricity from power plants to consumers.
Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can be remotely controlled or fly autonomously, often used for surveillance or military purposes.
An energy system refers to the infrastructure and processes involved in the generation, distribution, and consumption of energy.
An attack on the power grid involves deliberate actions to disrupt or damage the electrical infrastructure, leading to outages and loss of power.
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