# [7D] Ukraine Faces Rolling Urban Power Outages as Russia Targets Grid Before Winter

*Issued Friday, September 25, 2026 at 7:13 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-09-25T07:13:33.624Z (3h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-10-02T07:13:33.624Z (7d from now)
**Category**: HUMANITARIAN | **Confidence**: 70% | **Impact**: CRITICAL
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Kyiv, Odesa, Central and Eastern Ukraine, Neighboring EU states hosting refugees
**Affected Assets**: Urban heating and water systems, Hospital and school operations, Cross-border humanitarian logistics
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**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Within seven days, Russian strikes are likely to degrade segments of Ukraine’s power grid sufficiently to trigger controlled rolling outages in at least two major urban centers beyond current levels. Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipro are at particular risk given their dual military–civilian infrastructure. This will intensify humanitarian needs, increase internal displacement to better-served regions, and strain EU support systems as vulnerable populations seek temporary refuge abroad. Confirmation would be official schedules of rolling blackouts and spikes in generator and fuel use; disconfirmation would be sustained full-grid reliability despite ongoing missile and drone campaigns.

## Drivers

- Sustained Russian strategy of targeting Ukrainian energy systems ahead of winter
- Recent record drone barrages with multiple energy and urban impacts
- Limited redundancy in certain regional transmission nodes