Russia’s Ministry of Defense has reported a successful strike on energy and port infrastructure facilities operating in the interests of Ukraine’s armed forces and its military-industrial sector.

According to the ministry, the targets included power generation sites and port facilities linked to the needs of the Ukrainian army and defense industry. The operation involved a combination of operational-tactical aircraft munitions, strike drones, as well as missile and artillery fire.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy confirmed the scale of the disruption, stating that during the night of January 7–8 almost the entire territory of the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions was left without electricity. In the Dnepropetrovsk region alone, power outages affected around 800,000 residents. Ukrainian energy crews continue restoration efforts.

In Dnepropetrovsk, Mayor Boris Filatov announced the introduction of a nationwide-level state of emergency due to the situation. Emergency power and heating shutdowns were also recorded in the Kharkov, Poltava, and Sumy regions.

The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly stressed that its strikes are aimed exclusively at military targets and at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure insofar as it is tied to supporting the country’s armed forces.