News examines the scope of the strikes and what they reveal about the status of the conflict in Ukraine using news sources, energy statistics, geolocated video, and satellite photos.
The biggest number of power outages since the start of the conflict in February 2022 occurred in March 2024, according to an analysis of data from Ukrenergo, the grid operator for Ukraine. On average, 889,000 Ukrainians were without power on any given day.
There have been several attacks against Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure nationwide. Russia launched a new attack on Wednesday, utilizing about 50 missiles and There will be about 20 drones attacking, officials said.
News looked at satellite images and online videos that show damage to Ukrainian power plants between early March and early May.
