Russia says it struck Ukrainian electricity grid facilities in massive overnight attack
Ukraine said the assault knocked three DTEK thermal power plants offline and damaged port infrastructure, while emergency outages spread across several regions.
- On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone strike targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure, forcing DTEK, the country's largest private energy company, to halt generation at three thermal power plants.
- Russia has renewed mass attacks on electricity facilities in the lead-up to winter, aiming to disable utility infrastructure in a seasonal escalation that mirrors the 2025-2026 winter crisis when millions faced subzero temperatures without power.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported Russia launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles during the operation, injuring 73 people including those at a hospital hit by a missile in Kharkiv.
- National power company Ukrenergo imposed emergency power cuts in Kyiv and several regions to stabilize the grid, while energy workers conduct restoration efforts prioritizing critical infrastructure reconnection.
- These attacks occurred shortly before trilateral peace talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States scheduled for next week in Abu Dhabi, while fears of a harsh winter have prompted residents to leave the capital.
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With long-haul drones, Ukraine once again attacked an important Russian oil export port west of St. Petersburg. In an attempt to shoot down the drones, the Russian air defense took three of its own helicopters from the sky.
In a Ukrainian drone attack, Russia is said to have lost several helicopters. Perhaps the machines were shot down by its own air defense.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out an operation the night before yesterday in which the Russian missile ship Naro-Fominsk, a vessel of the Bujan-M class (project 21631) weighing 850 tons, was hit, the SBU reported, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
Dagens Nyheter.
hbl.fiAn explosion occurred on a Russian ship in the Gulf of Finland early Wednesday morning, according to Estonia's defense minister. A Russian corvette was reportedly hit about 40 kilometers off Kotka.
According to Meduza, Telegram channels that monitor Russian military aviation are reporting that pilots were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Leningrad region.
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