Zelensky declares emergency as Putin's oil tanker hijack revenge plunges Ukraine into darkness

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a nationwide energy emergency as Russian strikes and harsh winter weather leave key cities like Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih struggling with blackouts and critical infrastructure damage. Zelensky’s urgent address came as Vladimir Putin’s latest “revenge” moves – from energy terror to shadow operations at sea – plunged Ukraine into darkness as part of a wider hybrid war.