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Hundreds of thousands without power in Ukraine's Chernihiv region after Russian attack

Overnight Russian strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, damaging a key energy facility near Nizhyn, authorities report.

Max Hunder

Reuters

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January 24, 2026

Hundreds of thousands without power in Ukraine's Chernihiv region after Russian attack

Residents remove debris from their car garages damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine January 5, 2026.

Maksym Kishka/Reuters

Hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine's Chernihiv region have been left without power by an overnight Russian attack, the regional energy company Chernihivoblenergo said on Saturday.


It said an important energy facility had been damaged near the town of Nizhyn.

-Max Hunder/Reuters

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