Energy Workers Restore Power to Half of Zaporizhzhia Region After Outage

Regional and Ukrainian outlets focus on Russian attacks on energy facilities in southern Ukraine, including in Mykolaiv, which left thousands without power. They describe the Zaporizhzhia outage as part of a broader pattern of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid, affecting both government-held and occupied areas. In this telling, Russia is using energy disruption as a tool in the war, while civilians on both sides of the front bear the cost.

• •Ukrainian media report that Russian forces struck energy facilities in Mykolaiv region, cutting power to thousands of residents.
• •Regional outlets say most households in the Russia-controlled part of Zaporizhzhia had power restored by 22 February 2026.
• •Ukrainian sources link the Zaporizhzhia blackout to wider Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
• •Regional coverage stresses that power cuts in Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia hit civilian homes and public services.
• •Ukrainian outlets argue that Russian strikes on energy sites are aimed at weakening Ukraine’s resilience during winter.