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Kherson Heating Plant Knocked Out as Ukraine Downs Drones and Hits Russian Port

Officials say 40,500 households lack heat in the city after repeated strikes that also saw 114 of 138 attacking drones intercepted.

Overview

  • Ukrenergo reported power outages in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson after overnight attacks, with regional authorities also noting civilian casualties including a 12-year-old killed in Dnipropetrovsk.
  • Kherson’s central CHP halted operations following sustained damage from drones and artillery, leaving 470 buildings without heating and prompting plans for alternative heat and distribution of electric heaters.
  • Ukraine’s Air Force said a multi-vector assault beginning the evening of Dec. 3 included two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 138 strike UAVs, of which 114 were shot down or suppressed, while missiles and 24 drones hit 14 locations.
  • The General Staff reported 167 combat engagements over the past day, with 52 Russian assaults repelled around the Pokrovsk sector and additional clashes across multiple fronts from Kupiansk to the Prydniprovske area.
  • Cross-border strikes continued as regional authorities in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai confirmed damage and a fire at Temryuk port after a UAV attack, following Ukraine’s reported hit on the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Stavropol.