Explainer-How attacks on Ukraine's nuclear power substations could cause a total blackout


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  • Friday, 23 Jan 2026

A residents comes inside a tent of a government-run humanitarian aid point, where residents can warm up, charge their devices, get hot drinks and psychological support, installed in a park during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko

KYIV, Jan 23 (Reuters) - In the midst of extreme ‌cold weather, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy system, which relies almost entirely on electricity produced by nuclear power plants and has already ‌lost half of its generating capacity.

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