Ukraine is working to restore electricity generation and transmission infrastructure damaged by Russian missile and drone attacks before winter. Reuters reports that repeated strikes have forced several DTEK power plants offline and complicated repairs. Engineers must restore generating equipment while also dealing with damage to substations and transmission lines. The distinction matters: even where electricity can be produced, damaged networks may prevent it from reaching households and businesses. The repair effort is taking place under continuing security threats and uncertainty over the supply of air-defence interceptors. Extended blackouts in some areas underscore the humanitarian and economic costs of attacks on energy infrastructure.
Source: Reuters, 13 November 2026.
