Key facts
- Russia's Defence Ministry said it hit four power plants and two electricity substations in three Ukrainian regions.
- The ministry said the targeted facilities supply power to military factories and the Ukrainian army.
- The ministry said it struck port infrastructure in Kiliia on the Danube river.
- The ministry said two cargo ships were hit, one in the port of Pivdennyi and one in the Black Sea.
- The ministry said the ships were delivering military equipment and dual-use cargo to the Ukrainian army.
- Reuters said it was not able to independently verify the information.
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, November 3, that Russian forces carried out an overnight strike on Ukrainian electricity facilities in the Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions. In a statement, the ministry said the targeted sites supply power to military factories and the Ukrainian army.
The ministry said it hit four power plants and two electricity substations, as well as port infrastructure in Kiliia on the Danube river. It said it also struck two cargo ships, one in the port of Pivdennyi and one in the Black Sea, which it said were delivering military equipment and dual-use cargo to the Ukrainian army.
Reuters reported the ministry's statement and said it was not able to independently verify the information. The report did not say what damage the strikes caused or whether the facilities stopped operating.