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ForgoTheConsequence

(5,187 posts)
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 10:59 PM Dec 2025

More than 600,000 Russians plunged into darkness as Ukrainian drones strike Moscow

Source: Metro

Hundreds of thousands of Moscow residents are understood to be without power after Ukrainian drones attacked the city. According to Ukrainian reports, as many as half a million people have been left without electricity. Residential buildings, including tower blocks, in the capital have been captured in complete darkness – in footage shared on social media. Street lamps also appear to be in blackout in some areas, with the only source of light coming from the cars on the roads.

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Russian channels are reporting that large portions of Moscow are currently without power, amidst a large-scale drone attack currently underway against the Russian capital by Ukraine,’ the account posted this evening.

Sharing images of the reported blackouts, Volodymyr Zelensky’s former press secretary, Iuliia Mendel, said: ‘Total blackout hits Moscow region is reported on social media: over 600,000 people plunged into darkness for more than four hours — no electricity, no mobile signal, total isolation.’

She added: ‘Drone threat declared across the oblast right now.’

Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2025/12/30/thousands-left-without-power-moscow-drone-strike-25936699/

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More than 600,000 Russians plunged into darkness as Ukrainian drones strike Moscow (Original Post) ForgoTheConsequence Dec 2025 OP
lights out in moscow compared to hundreds of buildings trashed in kyiv nt msongs Dec 2025 #1
Good. yardwork Dec 2025 #2
Welcome to the party, pal! Bayard Dec 2025 #3
Tough break, y'all Leghorn21 Dec 2025 #4
The residents of Moscow lost their electricity? Botany Dec 2025 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Dec 2025 #6
Slava Ukraini orangecrush Dec 2025 #7
Plunged into freezing. Dear_Prudence Dec 2025 #8
Sad...Not sheshe2 Dec 2025 #9
Russians now get a tiny taste of what the people of Ukrain have been dealing with Attilatheblond Dec 2025 #10
Less than 2 weeks into winter. This will sting. Good! Scalded Nun Dec 2025 #11
🌻🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦🌻 Slava Ukraini! 🌻🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦🌻 littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #12
Just a small taste of their own medicine. Putting the pressure on Putin. Martin68 Dec 2025 #13

Bayard

(29,723 posts)
3. Welcome to the party, pal!
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 11:42 PM
Dec 2025

Did Zelenski finally get permission from trump to hit inside Russia?

Botany

(77,339 posts)
5. The residents of Moscow lost their electricity?
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 12:39 AM
Dec 2025

An apartment building in Mariupol in the spring of 2022.

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Dear_Prudence

(1,173 posts)
8. Plunged into freezing.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 01:19 AM
Dec 2025

It is winter in Moscow. Today the temp was 23 degrees F and tonight it will drop to 10 degrees F. I expect many homes will be unheated. Karma.

Attilatheblond

(8,889 posts)
10. Russians now get a tiny taste of what the people of Ukrain have been dealing with
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 01:32 AM
Dec 2025

Time for Russians to throw out their trash.

After that, we need to tend to ours.

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