Power outages reported across eight Ukrainian oblasts
On the morning of 24 September, consumers were without electricity in eight Ukrainian oblasts amid hostilities and damage to energy infrastructure. Energy workers began restoring power where security conditions allowed.
Key points
- Reports described outages affecting consumers in eight oblasts, though one account distinguished six oblasts with new outages from two others where consumers were also without power.
Evidence · 4 source statements
Some consumers in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv oblasts have been left without electricity as of the morning of 24…
New power outages caused by fresh Russian attacks on energy infrastructure were reported this morning in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv,…
- Restoration work had started where security conditions allowed.
Evidence · 1 source statement
Energy workers have begun restoration work wherever the security situation allows.
- Ukrenergo said scheduled power cuts were not expected at the time of its report.
Evidence · 1 source statement
No scheduled power cuts are currently expected.
Who's involved
Ukrenergo
Ukraine's national energy company reported on the outages and their causes.
It attributed outages to damage to energy infrastructure and, in its Ukrainian-language account, to hostilities and Russian attacks.
What they said · 3 source statements
Some consumers in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv oblasts have been left without electricity as of the morning of 24…
Where accounts differ
How many oblasts had new outages that morning
- Ukrinform described new outages in eight regions.
Evidence · 1 source statement
New power outages caused by fresh Russian attacks on energy infrastructure were reported this morning in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv,…
- RIA Novosti's account of Ukrenergo identified new outages in six oblasts, while separately noting outages in Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.
Evidence · 2 source statements
The accounts differ on whether the outages in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia should be counted among that morning's new outages; both describe consumers in those areas as without power.
What was reported
- Ukrenergo said consumers in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv oblasts were without electricity that morning, attributing the outages to hostilities and Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
One source: Ukrainska Pravda
Evidence · 1 source statement
Some consumers in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv oblasts have been left without electricity as of the morning of 24…
- Ukrinform reported new outages in those same eight regions, attributing them to fresh Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
One source: Ukrinform
Evidence · 1 source statement
New power outages caused by fresh Russian attacks on energy infrastructure were reported this morning in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv,…
- In its account, RIA Novosti said Ukrenergo reported new outages in six oblasts and also said consumers in the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk and in Zaporizhzhia Oblast were without power.
One source: RIA Novosti
Evidence · 2 source statements
- Energy workers had begun restoration work wherever the security situation allowed.
One source: Ukrinform
Evidence · 1 source statement
Energy workers have begun restoration work wherever the security situation allows.
- Ukrenergo said no scheduled power cuts were expected at the time of its report.
One source: Ukrainska Pravda
Evidence · 1 source statement
No scheduled power cuts are currently expected.
How coverage differed
Ukrainian outlets — Both described outages across eight oblasts and linked them to hostilities or fresh Russian attacks; Ukrinform also reported that restoration work had begun.
Russian state outlet — RIA Novosti framed the report around six oblasts with new outages and separately mentioned outages in Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.
Still unclear
- The number of consumers affected was not specified.
Not heard from
- Residents and businesses without electricity — They were directly affected, but no affected consumers are quoted.
- Russian government or military — Russian attacks were cited as a cause, but no Russian official or military representative is quoted.