Key facts
- Russia attacked Ukraine with 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
- DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko said generation halted at three thermal power plants and grid infrastructure in Odesa Oblast was damaged.
- The Energy Ministry recorded extensive damage in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr and Kharkiv oblasts and imposed outages in several regions.
Russia launched its largest mass attack on Ukraine's energy facilities this year on Nov. 3, targeting substations, transmission systems and power plants across ten oblasts and cutting power to households nationwide, Ukraine's Energy Ministry said.
Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said Russia attacked with 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles. Three drones were directed at a substation critical to the stable operation of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, he said, adding that the minister had informed the International Atomic Energy Agency and called on international partners to respond.
Vitalii Zaichenko, CEO of state grid operator Ukrenergo, told the Kyiv Independent that officials recorded one of the largest waves of Russian ballistic missiles targeting critical infrastructure, alongside cruise missiles and drones.
DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy firm, reported one of the most serious attacks ever on its facilities, halting generation at three thermal power plants and damaging grid infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, CEO Maxim Timchenko said. The Energy Ministry recorded extensive damage in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr and Kharkiv oblasts, and outages were imposed in the capital region, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy and Kharkiv oblasts.
The government is preparing for another energy crisis after the 2025-2026 winter, which left millions without heating and power in subzero temperatures.