03 May 2026

Power outages in Mykolaiv region after enemy attacks

(Photo: Collage Intent)

Over the past 24 hours, Mykolaiv region was again attacked by enemy drones of the Shahed type. The main target of the enemy was the energy infrastructure of the region.

This was reported by the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Kim.

According to him, as a result of the strikes, some settlements experienced power outages. Restoration work is currently underway, and power engineers are working to restore electricity as soon as possible.

A fire broke out in the Chornomorsk community as a result of the attack. The fire damaged a private house and outbuildings. In Mykolaiv, a non-residential building and a trolleybus were damaged. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties.

Mykolaiv district was also under attack. During the day, the enemy attacked the Ochakivska and Kutsurubska communities nine times with FPV drones. A private house was damaged in the village of Dmytrivka. There were no reports of injuries or deaths.

Recently, three people were injured in Mykolaiv as a result of an attack and falling debris.

As a reminder, as a result of the latest hostile attacks, a new regime of power outages was introduced in Mykolaiv district of Mykolaiv region due to limited capacity of the power grid.

In addition, on the morning of April 16, Russian troops struck at the energy infrastructure of the Mykolaiv region, which led to large-scale power outages.

Earlier, Intent wrote that on March 18, hourly blackouts were introduced in Mykolaiv amid an emergency in the power system.

The morning attack of Russian troops on Mykolaiv on February 22 damaged energy infrastructure facilities. The occupiers used Shahed attack drones, which led to large-scale blackouts in the city.

According to preliminary data, about 16,000 customers were left without electricity. Work is currently underway to eliminate the effects of the shelling and restore power. It is reported that there were no casualties. Specialists are working to eliminate the consequences of the shelling and restore power.

Андрій Колісніченко

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