There Was A Blackout In Almost The Entire "DNR".
- 17.11.2025, 9:34
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After the VSU drone attack.
In "DNR" in some cities there was a complete blackout, by the morning of November 17, power supply was partially restored. The preliminary cause is a Ukrainian attack on a substation and thermal power plant, Astra reported.
"Tonight the enemy attempted to damage the energy infrastructure with the help of attack drones. As a result, about 500,000 subscribers in Donetsk, Makeyevka, Gorlovka, and Yasinovataya were de-energized. Power engineers immediately started to restore electricity supply. At the moment, light has been restored in Gorlovka, partially in Donetsk and Makeyevka. Emergency work is continuing," said "head of the DNR" Denis Pushilin.
Local channels wrote about a complete blackout in the occupied part of the Donetsk region, including Donetsk, Makeyevka, Gorlovka and Yenakievo. "Mayor" of Gorlovka Ivan Prikhodko confirmed a blackout in the city.
Russian state agency RIA Novosti reported a blackout in several districts of Donetsk.
Local "Donetsk" as well as Ukrainian channels wrote about an attack on the Chaikino 330 kV substation. It was also reported about the emergency shutdown of the Starobeshevo thermal power plant.