Ukraine Strikes Russian Energy Sites as Russia Hits Dnipro

Ukraine conducted a large-scale drone campaign on June 29, 2026, targeting Russian energy and military infrastructure. The strikes caused massive power outages in occupied Crimea, Donetsk, and Kherson Oblast, while damaging the Slavyansk and Yaroslavl oil refineries and the Titan-Barrikady defense enterprise in Volgograd. Ukrainian forces also hit a railway bridge near Ichky and an ammunition depot near Amvrosiivka. Volodymyr Zelensky authorized these long-range strikes to weaken the Russian war machine.

Simultaneously, the Military of Russia launched a barrage of over 60 drones and missiles across Ukraine, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens. The city of Dnipro bore the brunt of the casualties, where six people died and 29 were injured. Other strikes hit Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia, damaging administrative buildings and residential property.

The escalation coincides with a severe heatwave in Ukraine, with temperatures reaching 38°C. This weather has strained a power grid already decimated by years of conflict, forcing authorities in the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi regions to implement emergency power outages. Energy officials warned that the system is operating at its limits under the combined pressure of wartime damage and extreme heat.