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Russia continues attacks on Ukraine's energy system

2026-02-07 11:32:11, Kosova & Bota CNA

Russian missiles and drones struck power plants and electricity grids in Ukraine on the night of February 7, causing a series of power outages and adding pressure on a grid already battered by weeks of attacks, Ukrainian authorities said.

Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the government has imposed emergency nationwide power outages.

Kiev also requested emergency assistance from Poland after Russia struck the Burshtynska and Dobrotvirska power plants in western Ukraine overnight.

"Russian criminals have carried out another massive attack on Ukrainian energy facilities. The attack continues," Shmyhal said in a statement posted on Telegram. "Energy workers are ready to begin repair work as soon as the security situation allows."

The latest large-scale attack on the country's electricity grid comes after weeks of Russian strikes that have already left parts of the country, particularly the capital Kiev, without electricity, heating and, in some cases, even running water, while temperatures have occasionally dropped below minus 20 degrees Celsius.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian attack included missiles and drones that targeted key population centers in central and western Ukraine.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the strikes on the energy sector are part of a wider campaign by Moscow aimed at depriving civilians of heating during freezing winter temperatures.

Two airports in eastern Poland temporarily suspended operations as a precaution due to Russian attacks on nearby Ukrainian territory, Polish authorities said on February 7.

"In connection with the need to ensure the possibility of free operation of military aviation, airports in Rzeszow and Lublin have temporarily suspended flight operations," the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency announced on X.

Kiev has been particularly hard hit amid ongoing Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. More than 1,110 apartment blocks were left without heat in the aftermath of an attack on the Ukrainian capital last week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier called for faster action in strengthening air defense and repairing damage, saying there would be personnel changes in areas where air defense had not functioned effectively.

"The small-scale air defense component, especially against attack drones, should function more efficiently and prevent existing problems," Zelensky said in his evening video address on February 6.

Diplomacy to end the nearly five-year full-scale war in Ukraine continues, with the latest round of talks this week bringing a prisoner exchange but without any major progress, while the contentious issue of territorial concessions by Kiev remains unresolved.

Speaking to reporters on February 6, US President Donald Trump said that ongoing talks could lead to progress.