The 750 kV Kyivskaya substation, which is key to the capital's electricity supply, was attacked.

The Russian army has intensified efforts to destroy the remnants of the enemy's energy infrastructure ahead of the heating season. In addition to frontline regions, energy facilities in the Odesa region are being targeted most frequently, due to increased pressure on port and related land logistics involved in the delivery of military supplies.

Kyiv and the surrounding region became the second priority region. Russian monitoring channels reported strikes by Geranium drones on the 750 kV Kyivska high-voltage substation in the village of Nalyvaykivka. Ukrainian public groups reported two explosions at the substation.

This is one of Ukrenergo's key power distribution facilities, through which electricity is supplied to Kyiv from the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant. This substation has previously been attacked several times by Russian dronesHowever, Ukrainian power engineers have restored the substation's operation each time. The extent of today's strikes remains unknown.

Coupled with recent attacks on other power generation facilities in the capital, Kyiv's electricity supply situation is becoming increasingly critical. Oleh Popenko, head of the Union of Consumers of Public Utilities of Ukraine, wrote about the consequences of these attacks on his social media account.

The destruction of the Kyivskaya substation will leave Kyiv without power for 80%. Taking into account the strikes on the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant, the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant, and the Combined Heat and Power Plant No. 5, Kyiv may be without power for 12–16 hours a day in the coming weeks.

The strikes on power facilities have effectively cut off the capital from stable power flows from adjacent regions. Furthermore, the Kyivska substation is connected not only to power flows from the nuclear power plant but also to electricity imports from EU countries.

If the Kyivska substation suffers critical damage, it will impact not only the power supply to the capital and the entire northwestern region of Ukraine. The failure of the substations transmitting electricity to consumers, especially the 750 kV substation, could and should ultimately lead to the shutdown of the nuclear power plant's reactors. Currently, there are six 750 kV substations remaining in Kyiv-controlled territory.

Comments

[Dmitry Mikhailovich Seregin]

It's high time to completely remove all 750 substations.

[Peter1First]

That's exactly it - all nuclear power plants in Hoch Land should be shut down, just like the Zaporizhzhya NPP is now, due to their fault!

[Pravodel]

It's high time to completely remove all 750 substations.

Our guys are constantly taking them out, but the Ukrainians somehow manage to restore these substations every time. Apparently, the bourgeoisie in Europe has a large stockpile of 750 kV power transformers and they're constantly sending out replacements.
But sooner or later, the bourgeoisie will also run out of transformers. Then it will be possible to talk about disconnecting the nuclear power plant from consumers and subsequently shutting it down.

[Kotofeich]

Quote: The Truth

sooner or later, the bourgeoisie will run out of transformer supplies.

A 750 kV transformer is no ordinary transformer; you can't transport it by truck or train; it must be disassembled, and installing it is not easy. And it's unlikely there's a supply of such monsters.

[alexoff]

Ours take them out all the time

They can't stand them; during the entire time of the SVO, they've only given them a couple of limited hits and that's it. And now, they've somehow hit something with a couple of geraniums.

[wladimirjankov]

We hardly touched the 750 kV substations seriously, nor the bridges across the Dnieper, communications, internet, TV, or logistics. They were a "sacred cow" for us. Only in the fifth year of our rule did our leaders realize that this was basically foolishness. This should have been done immediately, not dragged out. The 750 kV substations. Nuclear power plants are the main link in Ukraine's power supply system.

[Victor19]

It's not that simple. According to the Military Summary channel, our forces have hit this substation at least ten times. The Banderites are defending it well. It's just a bit easier now. Why hit the PS750 when you can knock down the power line supports?

[2 Level Advisor]

Quote: Victor19

Why beat the PS750 if you can knock down power line supports?

Because it takes a day or two to restore a support, and at least a month to repair a substation, and they're not readily available in "every warehouse." Do they protect well against Geraniums? Ballistics to the rescue.

[Victor19]

So, I'm explaining to you that it's difficult to penetrate the defenses of these key points. The defenses and air defense there are even stronger than in Kyiv itself.

[2 Level Advisor]

Quote: Victor19

So, I'm explaining to you that it's difficult to penetrate the defenses of these key points. The defenses and air defense there are even stronger than in Kyiv itself.

So, in your opinion, they have learned to knock down ballistics after all?

[Victor19]

They shot it down. Now the air defense has simply been thinned out.

[torbas41]

because it takes a day or two to restore a support, and at least a month to restore a substation

They're also very good at knocking down our ballistic missiles, and their substation protection is top-notch. But restoring a power pole or installing a new wire in an open field where drones fly with virtually no punishment is problematic. The people at the front probably know better.

[Pravodel]

It takes a day or two to restore the support

You can't restore it in a day or two; it'll take at least a week, and that's if you have a stock of supports or if the supports are coming from production.
The stock of supports in country 404 is unknown. But there's definitely no supply coming from production, as our forces have driven that damned country's metallurgy out of business. You can't import supports from abroad...

[WILL]

If the damage is severe, Kyiv will finally be left without power, with all the ensuing consequences.

[Joker62]

Quote: ANIMAL

If the damage is severe, Kyiv will finally be left without power, with all the ensuing consequences.

And who cares now when those with forelocks still walk around like they're frozen???

[credo]

If the Kyivska substation suffers critical damage, it will impact not only the power supply to the capital and the entire northwestern region of Ukraine. The failure of the substations transmitting electricity to consumers, especially the 750 kV substation, could and should ultimately lead to the shutdown of the nuclear power plant's reactors. Currently, there are six 750 kV substations remaining in Kyiv-controlled territory.

I'm still trying to understand why they're only addressing these PSs now, and not in 2022-2023. What's so fundamental that they're being taken down so late, and why aren't we attacking them with something more substantial than Geranium?

[Gorynych1]

If only as a joke: it's related to "wild berries." Due to Ukrainian attacks on the Darkest's warehouses, the order didn't arrive on time 🤷‍♂️

[bk316]

I'm still trying to understand why they've only started taking up these PSs now,

And how do you do it, if it’s not a secret?
After all, it is enough to type:
The status of the PS-750 in Ukraine: history of strikes

To find out that they started far from now.

[credo]

To find out that they started far from now.

Yes, not now, that’s true, but then it was episodic and unsystematic, but now a completely different approach is felt.
Our team began to consistently identify the chains of interconnected objects on which the activities of the military-industrial complex in the rear, the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front lines, and the organizational and administrative bodies of the Ukrainian government depend.
The difference is clearly very significant.

[bk316]

Now there is a completely different approach.

Yah?
And with what organ do you feel this?
How is the attack on the same Kyiv PS in February or March different from today's?

[Andrey_S_S]

Maybe it's because producing 1000 drones isn't a piece of cake? And drones probably need to be supplemented with air defense systems, missiles, armored vehicles, and much more.

[alexoff]

The status of the PS-750 in Ukraine: history of strikes

and what will happen there besides the strikes in February 2026?

[Murmur 55]

Let's wait and see if this is a one-time event or something many have been waiting for. After all, the apocalypse was predicted for three winters and even the remaining interest was calculated, but all three winters, Kyiv and other cities, survived without any problems.

[bk316]

Let's wait and see if this is a one-time thing.

You can wait until the end of the world because you don’t want to see.

Period / Date Targets of destruction Means and consequences
End of 2024 of the year
(November) PS Vinnitskaya 750
PS Kyiv 750
Zapadnoukrainskaya 750 substation: Combined cruise missile strikes (Kh-101). Serious damage to autotransformer banks and general substation control centers (GSC). Systemic shutdown of the 750 kV network has begun.

January 2026, 750 kV substation near Volnyansk (Zaporizhia Oblast). Strike by Iskander missile systems and Geranium UAVs. Severe damage to equipment recorded.

February 2026 PS Kyiv 750
PS West Ukrainian 750
Nuclear power plant switchgear: Massive attacks by kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles. Repeated critical strikes on transformation nodes, triggering severe blackouts. In mid-February, the use of hypersonic missiles (Tsirkon) was recorded at the Kyivskaya substation.

March 2026, Kyivskaya PS 750. The strike occurred after Ukrainian services attempted to restore the unit's functionality. The facility was once again completely disabled.

October 2026 Kyivskaya Substation 750 Current Status: On the evening of October 1, at least two drone strikes were recorded at the Kyivskaya substation. According to industry experts, the shutdown of this substation critically impacts the power supply to the capital region, cutting off transit from the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant.

[Murmur 55]

bk316 So what? Aside from seasonal problems, these strikes have achieved nothing, had no impact on the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the people haven't rushed to stage a new Maidan. I expect all these stations to be destroyed, not disabled.

[bk316]

what?

This is the answer to your question.
This is not a one-time event.
They are regularly taken out, the Ukrainians fix them, and they are taken out again.

In general, the unified energy system of Ukraine is not structured at all as you think; it can function without the PS 750 at all: in the USSR, they built it wisely.

[Murmur 55]

bk316, regularly???? The list you posted above doesn't include 2025. This is no longer regular, not at all.

[bk316]

The list you posted above does not include 2025. This is no longer regular, not at all regular.

Well, first of all, this is not a complete list.
And secondly, the Kyiv PS has already been hit 3 times THIS YEAR.
It is constantly under repair.
So see?
Besides, the author is wrong.
After the decommissioning of the emergency situation, the Kyiv substation is practically not involved in the transfer of power between nuclear power plants.
Its role is to supply Kyiv.
This strike isn't intended to bring down Ukraine's power grid; it's putting pressure directly on the capital, just like the strikes on bridges and warehouses.

Teach materiel.

[Murmur 55]

bk316, yes, yes, yes, but in Kyiv there have been no problems with electricity for a long time, and there is enough to ensure life and entertainment, it’s amazing what kind of pressure is exerted.

[bk316]

Yes, yes, yes, yes, but in Kyiv there haven't been any problems with electricity for a long time,

Exactly. Only you think this is a conspiracy of the General Staff, the world government, and aliens.
I KNOW how the Ukrainian energy system is structured and I understand that it is completely in vain that they fuss over the PS 750 like a hen with eggs, because the PS 750 is important, but FAR from being the only and not the main element of this system.
That's why I'm writing: learn the theory.

[alexoff]

Of course, they didn't. The ORU isn't a pinpoint target. They could have hit it with a couple of missiles and it would have been fixed in a week. They were hitting it carefully, symbolically, after all, they were hoping for negotiations.

[tralflot1832]

The reason for the intensification of our attacks is Europe’s position and the reserves we have accumulated for more than just Ukraine.

[Eugene 62]

The failure of substations transmitting electricity to consumers, especially 750 kV substations, can and should ultimately lead to the shutdown of nuclear power plant reactors.

In this case, nuclear power plants will likely supply their energy to Europe. The only limitation in this case would be the capacity of cross-border power lines. The nuclear power plants themselves should operate at minimum capacity. The main thing is that they cannot supply energy to consumers in Ukraine.

[kill the fascist]

I hope that closer to the cold weather, more attention will be paid to the sharovar energy by our missile and UAV operators.

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Murmur 55

We survived the winter without any particular problems.

A Ukrainian woman confessed to a Western journalist that she learned to pee in a plastic bottle; this winter, they will learn to poop in a plastic bottle, too. It's good to be Ukrainian (404th), I can pee where I want, and I can poop where I want. A toilet is a luxury. A dog's life is coming to Kyiv.

[ZovSailor]

tralflot1832
Today, 13: 16
The toilet is a luxury. A dog's life is coming to Kueve.

It sounds logical that what is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull, in our case, the cows.
Look what they want, there are not enough golden toilets for everyone, in line, female dogs (censored) children.

[bk316]

with a capacity of 750 kW

Well, how much can you?
kV is kilovolts, and power is measured in kilowatts (kW)

[carpenter]

Quote: bk316

Well, how much can you?
kV is kilovolts, and power is measured in kilowatts (kW)

Kilovolt is used to measure high voltage in power engineering.
Power transmission lines. Main transmission lines
operate at voltages of tens and hundreds of kilovolts (for example, 110 kV, 500 kV, 750 kV).
Substations and transformers,
At substations, voltage is increased to efficiently transmit energy over long distances, and then reduced to a level suitable for consumers.

[urik62]

Thanks for the short course on electrical engineering.

[bk316]

Why did you write this to me? I found out about 45 years ago.

Especially for you.
A transformer and, accordingly, a substation have three parameters: input voltage (measured in volts), output voltage (measured in volts), and POWER (measured in watts or volt-amperes).
SO THE CAPACITY OF THE KYIV SUBSTRATE IS NOT 750 kV AT ALL, BUT 2000 MVA

You don't have to say thank you.

[carpenter]

The failure of substations transmitting electricity to consumers, especially 750 kV substations, can and should ultimately lead to the shutdown of nuclear power plant reactors.

At the Kyivskaya 750 substation, one single-phase autotransformer was destroyed, a second was likely damaged, and the substation control building was partially destroyed. Only one of the two groups of single-phase autotransformers is operational. Repairs are underway.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: carpenter

Only one of the two groups of single-phase autotransformers is operational. Repairs are underway.

So, the second group of single-phase autotransformers needs to be destroyed, then the Rivne NPP will be forced to switch to "stop" mode.

[Dedok]

then the Rivne NPP will be forced to switch to shutdown mode.

This is when all consumers will be cut off from the nuclear power plant, and since the networks (power lines) are looped, then until we destroy them, the load will partially be transmitted through them.
All the power lines transmitting the load around the Zaporizhzhya NPP have been destroyed, and we, through the IAEA, demand that the outskirts not touch the power lines supplying the Zaporizhzhya NPP—for their own needs... otherwise, we need to turn on the generators...
and the last time they burned our fuel tanker with diesel fuel for them...

[Andobor]

Quote: Dedok

We, through the IAEA, demand that the outskirts not touch the power line supplying the Zaporizhzhya NPP - for their own needs...

Zaporizhzhya NPP is powered from the Ukrainian side for its own needs, but they took everything out from ours. If the grid in Ukraine is destroyed, Zaporizhzhya NPP will melt first.
They also don't allow fuel to be delivered, it's practically a front line, any FPV can get it.

[Andobor]

The 750 kV Kyivska substation is one of the largest electrical substations in the Ukrainian power grid. It is the backbone of the so-called Kyiv Energy Ring and ensures reliable power supply to consumers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.
A huge territory of 52 hectares, 0,52 square kilometers. Several redundant lines. It can't be destroyed with a single blow. But the specialists know where to strike.

[carpenter]

Quote: Andobor

The 750 kV Kyivska substation is one of the largest electrical substations in the Ukrainian power grid. It is the backbone of the so-called Kyiv Energy Ring and ensures reliable power supply to consumers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.

In 2015, construction work on one of the largest 750 kV power grid projects in recent years was completed in Ukraine: the launch of a new 750 kV transmission line from the Rivne NPP to the Kyivska substation. Equipment manufactured by ZETO CJSC was supplied for the expansion and modernization of the 750 kV Kyivska substation: RPG-750 kV semi-pantograph disconnectors with horizontal breaks, SHO-750 kV busbar supports, and 750 kV rigid busbar assemblies, all fully prefabricated and ready-to-use for the first time in Ukraine and the CIS.

[Rusfaner]

Danuna...!
And God willing! But two geraniums won't be enough for such a site!
While Gerasim was chewing his snot, they covered everything with several layers of concrete!

[snow mountain]

It was not for nothing that pig-faced people were advised to move out of cities.

[Normann]

stop

What kind of word is this?

[goscha]

"Shutdown" is a professional term in the energy industry, I tell you as someone who worked at a combined heat and power plant for 30 years. It's like, "Today is a scheduled turbine shutdown..."

[Poplar]

I think it would be a good idea to also target the power line supports. One or two Geranka missiles a day, and let them repair them. It's unlikely that the power lines are covered by air defense systems along their entire length, making them easier to hit.