Shelling Cuts Power to 40,000 in Zaporizhzhia Region

Ukrainian outlets describe the Chernihiv blackout as the result of a deliberate Russian strike on an energy facility in government-controlled territory. They present the attack as part of a wider Russian effort to damage Ukraine's power grid and pressure civilians far from the front line. Ukrainian reporting suggests more such strikes are likely as Russia continues to hit energy infrastructure across the country.

• •Ukrainian authorities report that a Russian attack on an energy facility in Chernihiv Oblast on 6 April cut power to about 340,000 people.
• •Initial Ukrainian figures from Chernihiv Oblast cited over 10,000 people without electricity before updated counts showed a much larger outage.
• •Ukrainian sources link the Chernihiv strike to a broader Russian campaign against energy infrastructure across multiple regions.
• •Local officials in Chernihiv Oblast say repair crews are working to restore power but face extensive damage at the targeted facility.
• •Ukrainian outlets stress that the Chernihiv region is far from the main front lines, framing the strike as aimed at civilian infrastructure.