Power outages recorded in Ukraine's Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia region, media say

Key points

• The Russia-controlled part ​of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region was experiencing emergency power blackouts on Friday (May 22, 2026), Russia-installed Governor Yevgeny ​Balitsky was quoted as saying by ⁠the Kommersant newspaper.
• However, critical infrastructure was working as usual, he said, without providing further details, according to Kommersant.
• Separately, the Russia-appointed head of the parts of the Southern Kherson region held by Russian forces, ⁠Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram that ⁠nine areas were cut off the power grid after drone attacks.
• In the early hours of the ​morning on Friday (May 22), Russian defence systems were working to repel drone attacks over Moscow, the nearby Yaroslavl region, and the Leningrad region in the northwest, local authorities said ​on the Telegram messaging app.
• Four drones headed for Moscow were ⁠downed, and emergency services were deployed to the area, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram, without providing details.