Key facts
- Oleksandr Vilkul said power went out in part of Kryvyi Rih after a drone attack.
- Vilkul said water and sewage systems are being stabilized with generators and heating supply will be more difficult.
- Apartment buildings, schools and kindergartens sustained damage, Vilkul said.
- Emergency crews from all energy and utility services were at work, Vilkul said.
- The Tuesday drone attack targeted critical infrastructure facilities, according to Vilkul.
- Kryvyi Rih is an industrial stronghold and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown.
Power went out in part of Kryvyi Rih after a drone attack that also affected water and heating systems, Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city's defence council, said on the Telegram messaging app early on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
"We are stabilizing the water and sewage systems using generators. Heating supply will be more challenging. Apartment buildings, schools and kindergartens have sustained damage," Vilkul said, according to Reuters, which said it could not immediately independently confirm the report.
Emergency crews from all energy and utility services were at work after the Tuesday, November 10, 2026 drone attack targeted critical infrastructure facilities, Vilkul said.
Kryvyi Rih, an industrial stronghold and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown, was hit as the United States attempts a new peace push at the first Russia-Ukraine talks in nine months in Abu Dhabi, set to continue on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.