Ukrainian Drones Knock Out Power Infrastructure in Occupied Regions

On the night of June 5, Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a series of drone strikes targeting energy infrastructure in Russian-occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. According to Russian-installed authorities, tens of thousands of residents were left without electricity as a result of the attacks.

In the Kherson region, Moscow-appointed governor Vladimir Saldo reported that two substations were damaged, leading to power outages in 97 settlements and affecting approximately 68,000 people.

In neighboring Zaporizhzhia, occupation official Yevgeny Balitsky stated that energy facilities were also targeted, and 10 drones were reportedly shot down. Exact figures on outages in the region were not disclosed.

This marks the second large-scale Ukrainian attack on energy infrastructure in the past week. On June 3, drone strikes left an estimated 700,000 people without electricity in occupied parts of both regions. In Zaporizhzhia alone, nearly 500 settlements lost power, while in Kherson over 100,000 residents in 150 towns were affected.

Ukrainian officials have not commented on the latest strikes but have previously stated their intention to disrupt logistics and supply lines for Russian forces in occupied territories.

Meanwhile, peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations are ongoing in Turkey. Moscow is reportedly demanding territorial concessions and military limitations from Kyiv, while Ukrainian officials have rejected such conditions as unacceptable.

The situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, under Russian control since 2022, remains stable. According to Russian authorities, radiation levels are normal and the facility continues to operate in shutdown mode.