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Morning opening: Russian attacks leave Ukrainian region without water and heat
Jakub Krupa
More than one million people are left without water and heat in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine after another round of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure overnight, the authorities said.
Another figure, given by the country’s energy ministry, put the number of affected at nearly 800,000 people.
“Ukraine’s energy system is under enemy attacks every day, and energy workers are operating in extremely difficult conditions to provide people with light and heat,” the country’s prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on Telegram.
She added that expected snowfalls and low temperatures were likely going to compound disruptions in the coming weeks.
“Repair work continues in Dnipropetrovsk region to restore heat and water supply for over a million subscribers,” restoration minister Oleksiy Kuleba wrote on social media.
The neighbouring Zaporizhzhia region is also affected.
The attacks took place just days after the latest summit of the Coalition of the Willing, discussing the thorny issue of security guarantees for Ukraine in case of some sort of peace settlement with Russia.
But they also serve as a striking reminder of the continued impact of the Russian aggression on civilian populations across Ukraine.
I will bring you all the key developments here.
It’s Thursday, 8 January 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good morning.
Key events
Here are some pictures showing the impact of the ongoing power blackout in parts of Ukraine – here, from Zaporizhzhia last night.
Morning opening: Russian attacks leave Ukrainian region without water and heat
Jakub Krupa
More than one million people are left without water and heat in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine after another round of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure overnight, the authorities said.
Another figure, given by the country’s energy ministry, put the number of affected at nearly 800,000 people.
“Ukraine’s energy system is under enemy attacks every day, and energy workers are operating in extremely difficult conditions to provide people with light and heat,” the country’s prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on Telegram.
She added that expected snowfalls and low temperatures were likely going to compound disruptions in the coming weeks.
“Repair work continues in Dnipropetrovsk region to restore heat and water supply for over a million subscribers,” restoration minister Oleksiy Kuleba wrote on social media.
The neighbouring Zaporizhzhia region is also affected.
The attacks took place just days after the latest summit of the Coalition of the Willing, discussing the thorny issue of security guarantees for Ukraine in case of some sort of peace settlement with Russia.
But they also serve as a striking reminder of the continued impact of the Russian aggression on civilian populations across Ukraine.
I will bring you all the key developments here.
It’s Thursday, 8 January 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good morning.
