Hours Before Americans Vote, Russia Fires 59 Cruise Missiles at Ukraine’s Grid and Bombs a Kharkiv Hospital
The attack injured 73 people and knocked out three DTEK power plants as winter approaches, Ukrainian officials said.
- On November 3, 2026, Russia launched a widespread aerial attack, striking a clinical hospital in Kharkiv and energy infrastructure across multiple Ukrainian regions.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the overnight bombardment as a 'complex, massive attack' involving 289 drones, 59 cruise missiles, and 17 ballistic missiles targeting power generation facilities.
- The hospital strike injured at least 73 people, while attacks on the Zhytomyr region left more than 180,000 customers without electricity as emergency blackouts began.
- Zelenskyy called the attack's timing 'very telling,' suggesting Russia exploited global distraction from American elections to strike when international attention would be diverted.
- US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff scheduled talks for November 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi focusing on 'post-war security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian efforts, and next steps toward peace.
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Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine: after an aid distribution centre on Monday, medical facilities and energy facilities were bombed today. President Selenskyi arrived for a visit to Berlin.
After an attack on a hospital, there are dozens of people injured. Volodymyr Selenskyj sees this as a message to the US.
The Ukrainian leader, Volodimir Zelenksi, has framed this attack in the 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles launched by Russia during the night, pointing out that its main objective was energy infrastructure.
Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure with approximately 300 drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and dozens of cruise missiles. Zelenskyy reported power outages in nine regions, 29 deaths in Komishvokaha, and 73 injuries at a hospital in Kharkiv.
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