Russian air attack knocks out power for over a million Ukrainians

People pass by a Point of Invincibility center, a government-run shelter which offers basic services and heat during blackouts, where residents warm up and charge their devices, during power cut-offs after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Russia launched another vast attack ‌on Ukraine's energy system, rocking Kyiv with explosions overnight and into Saturday morning, leaving 1.2 million properties without power countrywide during sub-zero winter ‌cold.

Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said more than 3,200 buildings in the capital remained without heating in the late evening, down ‌from 6,000 in the morning. Night-time temperatures were hovering around -10 degrees Celsius (14 F).