Kyiv's Right Bank Left Without Power After Strike
A nighttime missile-and-drone strike on November 28–29 left more than 500,000 without power in Kyiv and about 100,000 in the surrounding region. Restoration efforts are underway; casualties and infrastructure damage have been reported.
By Oleg Bazylewicz
November 29, 2025 · 1 min read
Scale of power outages
Overnight from 28 to 29 November, following a massive missile-and-drone strike, more than 500,000 consumers in the capital were left without power; in Kyiv region about 100,000 subscribers were de-energized.
Power is out in parts of the Obolon, Solomyansky, Shevchenkivskyi, Podil, Holosiiv and Sviatoshyn districts.
Across the country, hourly rolling blackout schedules are being implemented on Saturday; in the vast majority of regions there are also power restrictions for industrial consumers and businesses.
Emergency restoration work is already underway where the security situation currently allows. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore power to all subscribers as quickly as possible
– Ministry of Energy
Transport consequences
On the right bank of the capital, trams and trolleybuses stopped due to a loss of voltage in the overhead contact network, complicating public transport movement.
Casualties and damage
The air-raid alert lasted from 22:55 to 9:27; the attack continued throughout the night. Preliminary reports indicate six buildings were damaged. Two people were killed and at least 29 were injured as a result of the strike.
