Power outage
The Energy Ministry reported that no restrictions are forecast for August 4, but amid the heat, they advise shifting active consumption to daytime. Some residents of seven regions remain without power due to Russian attacks.
In July 2026, a prolonged blackout occurred in Crimea, leaving 1. 4 million subscribers without power simultaneously. The price of gasoline reached 269 rubles per liter, and food prices increased.
IAEA experts inspected 13 substations, assessing the consequences of Russian attacks. The mission found unprecedented risks to the nuclear safety of Ukraine and Europe.
In July 2026, the business activity expectations index stood at 50. 1 points. Optimism is supported by international aid and consumer demand.
Cuba experienced another nationwide power grid failure due to worn-out equipment and the US embargo. Oil reserves from the last Russian tanker in March have already been exhausted.
Law enforcement officers exposed an organized group that supplied low-quality coal to schools and hospitals during winter blackouts. Eight participants were notified of suspicion of embezzlement of budget funds.
As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy facilities, some consumers in six regions are temporarily without electricity. Restoration work is ongoing, no restrictions are forecast.
In the temporarily occupied Kherson region, there has been no stable electricity and water supply for months, and farmers suffer from fuel shortages. The occupation administration limits itself to bureaucratic decisions and does not propose effective measures.
Ukrainian drones attacked 13 energy infrastructure facilities in occupied territories. Since the start of the "Crimean switch off" operation, 177 targets have been hit.
In the village of Novoyakovlivka, a 54-year-old man was killed by a drone strike. In Tavriyske, a drone attacked a combine harvester, injuring a 57-year-old man.
The Russian ballistic attack on Kyiv claimed the lives of nine people, with 23 more injured. The highest number of casualties is in the Darnytskyi district, where seven people died.
Explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied cities, followed by power and internet outages. This was reported by the partisan movement "ATESH".
Russian troops are attacking Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the night of August 1, fires broke out in the Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi districts. Information about casualties is being clarified, the threat of repeated strikes remains.
An earthquake of magnitude 4. 7 struck in the area of the Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera. The tremors led to power outages and damage to buildings, with no casualties.
In July, vegetables from the borscht set, including potatoes, carrots, and beets, rapidly became cheaper. At the same time, prices for some berries and greenhouse crops remain unstable due to weather conditions.
As a result of hostilities, some consumers in Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv regions are without electricity supply. No restrictions are forecast for today; consumption has increased due to the heat.
Emergency outage schedules have been introduced in Sumy region for consumer groups 1-10. The reason is damage to the power system due to attacks by the Russian army.
GNERC reported that the power outage in Georgia occurred due to a sudden disconnection from Azerbaijan's energy system. The investigation is ongoing in two directions, the SSB is checking the sabotage version.
Due to constant strikes by Russian occupiers on Kherson, damage to electricity supply facilities has been recorded. Specialists are carrying out emergency restoration work, and partial blackouts are possible in all districts of the city.
Ukraine prepares its energy system for the August heat, which could increase consumption by 1 GW. The schedules for NPP repairs have been adjusted, greater imports are being prepared, but restrictions for industry are possible.
Due to hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure, some consumers in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, and Cherkasy regions are temporarily without electricity. The most difficult situation is in Sumy region, where a large number of consumers have been cut off.
As a result of hostilities, parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv regions remain without electricity. Due to bad weather, 31 settlements in Zakarpattia, Kyiv, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk regions have been blacked out.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretsky made his first working trip as head of the Cabinet of Ministers - to Sumy region. The head of government discussed the region's preparation for the winter period, implementation of the resilience plan, as well as the current needs of the military and communities.
In Feodosia, an electrical substation is on fire after the attack. Kerch and most of Feodosia have been left without power.
Due to enemy shelling, consumers in six regions remain without power, and due to bad weather — 228 settlements in five regions. No blackouts are forecast, although electricity consumption has increased by 6%.
In Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, electricity supply is temporarily absent due to shelling. In Chernihiv region, an energy worker was injured as a result of an attack by an enemy FPV drone.
Russian troops launched seven strikes with guided aerial bombs on Sumy, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure. As a result of the attack, five civilians were injured, and parts of the city were left without power.
Andy Burnham will hold his first meeting with a foreign leader, hosting Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Britain will transfer to Ukraine the intellectual property of the "Stone Cloak" system and will discuss a drone agreement.
In temporarily occupied Enerhodar, stable electricity and water supply has been absent for several months. The occupation authorities have focused their efforts on preparing for elections in the Russian Federation, ignoring the needs of local residents.
According to President Zelenskyy, during the past week, russia used almost 1,700 attack drones, more than 1,630 aerial bombs, and 95 missiles against Ukraine, among which ballistic missiles prevailed.