Russian overnight attack cuts power to about 100,000 subscribers in four Chernihiv Oblast districts
In the early hours of Tuesday, September 22, Russia struck Ukraine with drones, jet drones and ballistic missiles. An energy facility in a neighboring region was hit, leaving roughly 100,000 subscribers without electricity in four districts of Chernihiv Oblast. Explosions were also reported in Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih during the same attack.
Key points
- Attack struck overnight on Tuesday, September 22, using drones, jet drones and ballistic missiles.
- About 100,000 subscribers lost power in Chernihiv Oblast after an energy facility in a neighboring region was hit.
- Outages were reported in Koriukivka, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Nizhyn and Chernihiv districts.
- AT «Chernihivoblenеrgo» gave the figure of approximately 100,000 disconnected customers.
- Explosions were heard in Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih during the same night's attack.
- Energy crews are working to restore electricity in the affected Chernihiv districts.
Why it matters
The strike knocked out power for a large civilian customer base across four districts of Chernihiv Oblast and fits the continuing pattern of Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The same overnight attack also produced explosions in Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih, showing that the broader bombardment extended well beyond a single target.
What happened
Russia launched an overnight attack on Ukraine on Tuesday, September 22, using drones, jet drones and ballistic missiles. An energy facility in a region neighboring Chernihiv Oblast was hit, and roughly 100,000 subscribers in Chernihiv Oblast lost power as a result. The outages affected the Koriukivka, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Nizhyn and Chernihiv districts. The regional utility AT «Chernihivoblenеrgo» reported the figure of approximately 100,000 disconnected customers, and said energy crews were working to restore supply. During the same night's attack, explosions were reported in Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Both Ukrainian-language sources lead with the Chernihiv power outage as the main consequence of the attack and cite the regional utility Chernihivoblenеrgo as the authority on the scale of the disconnection. Ukrainian coverage also documents the wider scope of the strike, noting the explosions in Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih on the same night.
Background
The regional power company Chernihivoblenеrgo was the source of the outage figures. Energy crews are working to restore supply in the affected districts.