Russian strike on Vinnytsia substation causes citywide blackout

Vinnytsia was left without electricity after a Russian strike damaged a substation, causing a blackout in the regional center. The city's mayor reported the outage, and critical infrastructure is operating on backup power. Electric transport has stopped running, with more buses and minibuses deployed instead. The regional governor called it one of the largest attacks on the region since 2022, and authorities are working to restore power and water supply. Russia has recently adopted a new tactic of damaging power poles and cutting transmission lines. Since mid-April 2026, Ukraine's energy system had operated without restrictions, but October brought emergency outages in regions Russia is trying to isolate.