Ukrainian attack drones struck power infrastructure around Moscow between 9:16 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. UTC on Dec. 30, causing major outages affecting more than 100,000 customers, according to a post by @Osinttechnical on X during the 29-minute reporting window. Authorities rushed dozens of additional mobile generators to apartment blocks in Ramenskoye, a Moscow suburb, as power restoration efforts failed, with @NOELreports stating on X that quick fixes are not working and main supply is not expected soon. These developments follow earlier outages in Moscow suburbs including Ramenskoye, Zhukovsky, and Lytkarino that affected up to 600,000 subscribers from 4:46 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. UTC on Dec. 30, initially attributed to a substation accident amid drone threats, per prior Exilenova+ reports. Russia's pipeline gas exports to Europe dropped to 18 billion cubic meters in 2025, the lowest in nearly 50 years and a 44% decline from 2024, according to Reuters as cited by @NOELreports on X.
